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MUNSON v. STATE

No. S-10444.

123 P.3d 1042 (2005)

Paul David MUNSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Alaska, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia L. Strout, Anchorage, for Appellant.

W.H. Hawley, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Special Prosecutions and Appeals, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

During a custodial interrogation, murder suspect Paul Munson unambiguously declared that he wished to terminate the interrogation. The investigator continued questioning Munson, who subsequently confessed to his participation in the crime. The trial court suppressed the confession. The court of appeals reversed, finding that Munson had only ambiguously invoked his right to remain silent, that an...

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