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Criminal Law keyed to Dripps
State v. Knowlton
Facts
William Campbell, an agent with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) spoke to Scott Knowlton (Defendant) whom he believed was engaged in drug trafficking operations. After being questioned by Campbell for a brief period of time in a police station interview room, Defendant became upset and requested to speak with an attorney. Campbell immediately terminated the interview and placed Defendant under arrest. A short time later, Campbell allowed Defendant to speak with his mother and girlfriend. Campbell then transferred Defendant by car to a jail approximately an hour away. During the trip, Campbell allowed Defendant to use his cell phone to speak with his mother again. Defendant also told Campbell that he wanted to cooperate but that he was scared. A few blocks from the jail, Campbell again informed Defendant that if he wanted to talk with him after speaking to an attorney to just let him know. Defendant then agreed to talk with Campbell without an attorney present. Instead of proceeding to the jail, Campbell drove to a nearby MDEA office where he prepared a written waiver of rights form to be signed by Defendant. After signing the form, Defendant made several incriminating statements. The time between Defendant’s invoking his right to counsel and his subsequent written waiver was five hours. At no time did Defendant confer with an attorney. Defendant was indicted for aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, and illegal importation of scheduled drugs. Defense counsel filed a motion to suppress the statements Defendant made to Campbell at the MDEA office. After a hearing, the trial court granted the motion. The State appealed.
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