Calder v. State

Winston Calder appeals his conviction of first degree murder, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the statements he made to police during a videotaped interrogation after he had invoked his right to counsel. Because the police failed to scrupulously honor Calder’s invocation of his rights, and because the totality of the circumstances shows that Calder’s reinitiation of the interrogation was nothing more than the product of improper police conduct, we reverse the denial of his motion to suppress and remand for a new trial.

On January 20, 2008, during an…