Legal Opinion
Dennis Rosa Collazo v. Wayne Estelle, Warden, California Mens Colony
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1991No. 19-72219PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Collazo was arrested for murder and advised of his Miranda rights. He declined to waive them, asking instead to talk to a lawyer. The police responded to his request by telling Collazo it “might be worse” for him if he talked to an attorney, and that it was in his interest to talk to them without one. Three hours later, he “changed his mind,” was readvised of his rights, and talked to the police. What he told them was used to convict him and send him to prison. We are called on in this appeal to examine the conduct of the police leading up to Collazo’s…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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