State v. Williams, 209 N.C. App. 441 (2011).

The trial court did not err by denying the 17-year-old juvenile defendant’s motion to suppress his statement because he voluntarily and knowingly waived his right to have a parent present during questioning about a robbery and murder when he stated that he only wanted his mother present for questioning related to other charges for which he was already in custody, and not the new charges of robbery and murder. The defendant, a 17-year-old juvenile, was already in custody on unrelated charges at the time he was brought to an interview room for questioning. When the defendant invoked his right to have his mother present during questioning, the detectives ceased all questioning. After the detectives had trouble determining how to contact the defendant’s mother, they returned to the room and asked the defendant how to reach her. The defendant then asked them when he would be able to talk to them about the new charges (robbery and murder) and explained that the detectives had “misunderstood” him when he requested the presence of his mother for questioning. He explained that he only wanted his mother present for questioning related to the charges for which he was already in custody, not the new crimes of robbery and murder. Although the defendant initially invoked his right to have his mother present during his custodial interrogation, he thereafter initiated further communication with the detectives; that communication was not the result of any further interrogation by the detectives. The defendant voluntarily and knowingly waived his rights.