Does a defendant have a right to counsel under the Miranda privacy act?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from 9 Cal.4th 579B, People v. Crittenden, 36 Cal.Rptr.2d 474, 9 Cal.4th 83 (Cal. 1994):
Defendant contends that his question, post-arrest, "Did you say I could have a lawyer?" constituted an invocation of his right to counsel, and that the trial court erred in ruling that subsequent statements made by him in the course of police interrogation were not obtained in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966) 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694.
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