Minnick v. Mississippi

After escaping jail and killing two people, Robert Minnick (defendant) was arrested in California, where he refused to sign a Miranda waiver but answered some FBI questions before telling agents to return once he had an attorney; he then consulted with a lawyer two or three times. Minnick claims he was later forced to meet with a Mississippi deputy sheriff, again refused to sign a waiver, but told the deputy about the murders anyway. The trial court suppressed his statements to the FBI but admitted his statements to the deputy since they came after he had consulted counsel, and he was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death; the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.