Wilder v. State

Isaac Wilder appeals his convictions for first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, and petit theft, on grounds that the trial court erred in denying the motion to suppress evidence of inculpatory statements he made, after he had invoked his right to counsel, when the police reinitiated custodial interrogation. Because this point is well taken, we do not address the other points on appeal. We reverse for a new trial, with directions to grant the motion to suppress.

As Justice Scalia explained in his opinion for the Court earlier this year, the decisions in Miranda v.…