Henry v. State

EYLER, DEBORAH S., J.

The primary question in this case is whether the State satisfied its burden to rebut the presumption, under Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880, 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981), that inculpatory statements given to the police by a suspect in custody after he had invoked his right to counsel were not voluntary. We hold that the State did not satisfy its burden of proof and the statements therefore should have been suppressed from evidence before trial.

In the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Carlton Nicholas Henry, the appellant, was charged with two counts of…