Legal Opinion
Albert L. Wilson v. Edward Murray, Director of the Virginia Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1986No. 85-6462PublishedCited by 303 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Albert L. Wilson appeals from dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Wilson challenged the admission in his state criminal trial of a statement elicited by the police from him after he had requested a lawyer at an arraignment proceeding. Wilson argues that the police initiated further discussions after his request for an attorney, in violation of his Fifth Amendment and Sixth Amendment rights to counsel, and that the statement should have been suppressed. The government, in addition to contesting the merits, argues that…
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