State v. Harris

Initially, appellant takes issue with the trial court’s denial of the motion to suppress his statements. Counsel for appellant argues that his telephone call to an unnamed member of the Philadelphia Police Department requesting that no interrogation take place without a lawyer present, coupled with his unilateral acclamation that he had previously advised his client not to make any statements, is sufficient to ’exclude appellant’s statements. Counsel attempts to buttress this argument with appellant’s age at the time of the interrogation, 17 years and 9 months, a fact which, by counsel’s own…