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State v. Cooper, 219 N.C. App. 390 (Mar. 6, 2012)

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Arrest, Search, and Investigation > Interrogation and Confession > Miranda > Re-Interrogation After an Assertion of Rights > Defendant’s Initiation of Communication

The court rejected the defendant’s argument that his confession was improperly obtained after he invoked his right to counsel. Although the defendant invoked his right to counsel before making the statements at issue, because he re-initiated the conversation with police, his right to counsel was not violated when detectives took his later statements.