Dewey v. State

OPINION

In this opinion, we consider whether the assertion of the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent under Miranda v. Arizona, by itself, is sufficient to also invoke the right to counsel that Miranda established as an additional means of securing and protecting the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. We conclude that unless a suspect’s assertion of the right to remain silent includes a clear, unequivocal, and unambiguous request for an attorney, it is not an invocation of the right to counsel under Miranda-, thus, a suspect’s exercise of the right to remain silent under…