Woodson v. United States

PRYOR, Chief Judge:

Following a bench trial, appellant was convicted of one count of unauthorized use of a vehicle, D.C.Code § 22-2204 (1981). On appeal, appellant seeks reversal of his conviction on the ground that certain inculpatory statements that he made to the police should not have been admitted into evidence at trial because they were elicited in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and his Fifth Amendment (Miranda ) 1 right to remain silent. 2 These statements formed the basis of appellant’s conviction after a stipulated trial. We agree that appellant’s Sixth Amendment…