Legal Opinion · Dissent
State v. Adrean L. Smith
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 2014No. 2012AP000520-CRPublished
1DissentShirley S. Abrahamson, C.J.
¶ 90. (dissenting).
"I don't want to talk about it." (Smith)
"Take me to my cell." (Cummings)
¶ 91. Miranda guides us in understanding a suspect's invocation during interrogation of the right to remain silent: "[I]f [a defendant] ... indicates in any
manner that he does not wish to be interrogated, the police may not question him."1
¶ 92. Recently, the United States Supreme Court adopted the Davis2 objective "unequivocal invocation" test for gauging a defendant's invocation of the right to remain silent. See Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010).
¶ 93. The defendants and the State agree that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Berghuis v. ThompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Dave Dormire, Appellant-Respondent v. Raymond Wilkinson, Appellee-PetitionerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
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