United States v. McLaren

OPINION OF THE COURT

RIVES, Judge:

What must investigators do when a suspect who has waived his rights says, “I think I want a lawyer”? Appellant contends his Constitutional rights were violated when his interview resumed without a clarification of the statement. We disagree with that and his other assertions of error and affirm.

After the motion to suppress his confession was denied, the appellant, Staff Sergeant Donald W. McLaren, entered a conditional guilty plea1 to raping and attempting to rape one of his stepdaughters, and committing sodomy and a variety of indecent acts with both of his…