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Jan. 25, 2003

Cops Followed 'Miranda,' Jurist Says

SAN FRANCISCO - Police who questioned a suspect after he told them, "I think I would like to talk to a lawyer" didn't violate the Miranda rule, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

A panel has
upheld a 1991 murder conviction, saying the defendant's equivocal statement was not clear enough to require police to stop questioning him under Miranda. Page 3.
By Pamela A. MacLean
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