If a suspect waives his right to remain silent during an interview, can the police force continue to question him?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Camberos, B258188 (Cal. App. 2016):

he so desires.' [Citations.] If the suspect knowingly and intelligently waives these rights, law enforcement may interrogate, but if at any point in the interview he invokes the right to remain silent or the right to counsel, 'the interrogation must cease.' [Citation.]" (People v. Martinez (2010) 47 Cal.4th 911, 947.)

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