People v. Gonyea

I. Introduction

The issue in this case is whether inculpatory statements deliberately elicited from a defendant by sheriffs detectives immediately after sentencing and in the absence of retained or appointed counsel are admissible under Const 1963, art 1, § 20 for impeachment purposes in a subsequent trial of the same cause. For purposes of this case, we do not decide whether the inculpatory state*465ments were involuntary or not. This is an issue of first impression in this Court and has not been ruled on by the United States Supreme Court.

The above issue arises from a situation where the…