Jeffery Lee Griffin v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, Respondent

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

The primary question presented in this habeas corpus death case is whether, under Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880, 68 L.Ed.2d 378 (1981), Jeffery Lee Griffin’s confession was improperly admitted against him in the Texas state trial court, because, as he contends, the police did not permanently refrain from interrogating him after he stated, “I think I want to talk to my lawyer.” We hold that the petitioner’s statement was an unambiguous limited request and cannot be interpreted as an invocation of his general right to counsel; thus, because the…