State v. Jenkins

STRUCKMEYER, Justice.

Defendant, Merland Jenkins, Jr., was charged and convicted of the crime of robbery, a violation of A.R.S. § 13-641, and appeals. He presents two questions, which may be summarized as being whether he was adequately informed of his Miranda rights and made a valid waiver of them.

Officer Calvin Lash, an employee of the City of Phoenix Police Department, investigated and arrested defendant as a suspect in a robbery. After defendant’s arrest, he was taken to the main police' station of the City of Phoenix, placed in an interrogation room and interrogated by Lash.. • Lash…