Morgan v. State

759 N.E.2d 257 (2001)

Joseph L. MORGAN, III, Appellant-Defendant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

No. 71A04-0104-CR-164.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

December 5, 2001.

Charles A. Walton, Jr., South Bend, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Adam M. Dulik, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

OPINION

MATTINGLY-MAY, Judge.

Joseph L. Morgan appeals[1] his conviction of murder. He raises two issues on appeal, which we restate as:

1. Whether Morgan unambiguously invoked his right to counsel during a police interrogation when he told the…