State v. Patton

Nebraska Advance Sheets STATE v. PATTON 899 Cite as

287 Neb. 899

permitted to clarify Susan’s wishes,6 which he did by asking whether she had questions for him. And when he so inquired, Susan indicated that she did, asking about the autopsy. Susan then willingly answered questions posed by Farber in connec- tion with the coroner’s report for the autopsy. For the above reasons, I would conclude that Susan’s state- ments from 3:43 to 4 a.m. did not need to be suppressed, because Susan did not unambiguously invoke her right to remain silent. 6 See Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370, 130 S. Ct.…