Legal Opinion
Zektaw v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 4, 2009No. 081738PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
677 S.E.2d 49 (2009)
Sare ZEKTAW
v.
COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.
Record No. 081738.
Supreme Court of Virginia.
June 4, 2009.
Paul E. Pepper, Deputy Public Defender, for appellant.
Leah A. Darron, Senior Assistant Attorney General (William C. Mims, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.
Present: HASSELL, C.J., KEENAN, KOONTZ, KINSER, LEMONS, and GOODWYN, JJ., and LACY, S.J.
OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.
In this appeal, we consider whether Sare Zektaw ("Zektaw") clearly, unambiguously and unequivocally invoked his right to counsel during a custodial interrogation.
I. Facts and Proceedings Below
Zekta…
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