Martin v. State

BANKS, Justice,

for The Court:

I

Because Fifth Amendment Jurisprudence as established by the United States Supreme Court1 and followed, perforce, by this Court2 dictates that we find Martin’s confession inadmissible for violation of his Fifth Amendment right to counsel, we reverse.

Carl Lynn Martin was arrested on February 12,1987, in connection with the robbery of a Circle K convenience store. He was given Miranda warnings at the time of the stop. After arrest, he was taken to the Criminal Investigation Division of Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. There, Greg Broussard, a criminal…