Legal Opinion

State v. Conner

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 14, 2012No. 2011AP2298-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

CURLEY, PJ.

¶ 1. Pierre R. Conner appeals the judgment convicting him of one count of attempted armed robbery with the use of force as party to a crime, and also appeals the order denying his postconviction motion. Conner argues that statements he made to police during an interrogation in which he unequivocally requested counsel should have been suppressed. We agree with Conner; he not only unequivocally requested counsel, but he also did not reinitiate questioning thereafter. We therefore conclude that the trial court erred as a matter of law in denying Conner's motion to suppress, and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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