United States v. Allegra

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

Defendant Robert Allegra (“Allegra”) has moved to suppress- all statements he made during a post-arrest interview on March 25,- 2015 after allegedly invoking his right to counsel. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 469-73, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). The Government counters that Allegra did not unambiguously invoke his right to counsel in a way that required its agents to stop questioning him. I grant Allegra’s motion to suppress for the reasons stated below.

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Allegra is a licensed pilot who owns an aviation…