Legal Opinion
State of Arizona v. David James Yonkman
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 2013No. CR-12-0238-PRPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Chief Justice.
¶ 1 This ease addresses whether a police officer’s response to a phone call placed by a suspect’s wife reinitiates an interrogation for purposes of Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880, 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981). We conclude that it does not. When the suspect later contacted police and arranged an interview, the suspect reinitiated the interrogation.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 On March 27, 2010, David James Yonkman’s wife, Kelly, called police and reported that Yonkman had sexually molested her daughter. A police officer went to Yonkman’s residence,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Oregon v. BradshawSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by4 opinions
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