What is the test for whether a suspect has invoked his right to counsel?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Jimenez, B241724 (Cal. App. 2013):

the cessation of questioning." (Davis v. United States (1994) 512 U.S. 452, 459.) Whether a suspect has invoked his right to counsel is an objective inquiry. (Ibid.)

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