Qureshi v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Yasir Qureshi and Carl Roberts were jointly charged with kidnapping and robbery by force. Qureshi was tried before a jury and convicted of both offenses. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, he appeals. He complains of the admission of testimony by the investigating police officer that, although he initially agreed to talk to the officer after receiving Miranda warnings, he subsequently refused to respond to additional questioning in the absence of an attorney. Because the officer’s passing reference to Qureshi’s invocation of his right to counsel clearly did not…