STATE v. KNOWLTON

No. Aro-11-113.

34 A.3d 1139 (2012)

2012 ME 3

STATE of Maine v. Scott E. KNOWLTON.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided: January 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Pluto , Asst. Dist. Atty., Prosecutorial District No. 8, Caribou, for appellant State of Maine.

Alan F. Harding, Esq. , Presque Isle (orally), for appellee Scott Knowlton.

Donald W. Macomber , Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Attorney General, Augusta (orally), for appellant State of Maine.

Dissent: ALEXANDER, J.


LEVY, J.

[¶ 1] In this appeal we consider whether a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) agent initiated interrogation of a criminal defendant who had asserted his right to counsel, while in the agent's custody, in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution and article I, section 6 of the Maine Constitution.

[¶ 2] The State appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (Aroostook County, Hunter, J.) granting Scott...

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