U.S. v. Hunter

In prosecution on unlawful possession of firearm charge, Dist. Ct. did not err in granting defendant’s motion to suppress his confession under circumstances where, prior to giving confession, police read defendant his Miranda warnings, but did not give him opportunity to speak to counsel after he made request for counsel. Defendant’s statement to officer: “Can you call my attorney” was sufficient to invoke right to counsel, and defendant should not have been subjected to further interrogation until his counsel had been made available to him. Ct. rejected govt. claim that defendant’s statement was ambiguous with respect to his request for counsel. (Dissent filed.)