Supreme Court of Florida

When suspects who are considering waiving their Miranda rights ask law enforcement officers if they should invoke the right to counsel, the officer must make a good faith effort to provide a simple and straightforward answer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2001
• Published 05/03/2001

Judges

• SHAW, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Celia A. Terenzio, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Salnick, West Palm Beach, Florida;  and Ian J. Goldstein, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.