Texas v. Cobb
United States Supreme Court
532 U.S. 162 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Cobb (defendant) was indicted and appointed counsel for burglarizing a home from which the resident's wife and daughter had also disappeared, and after his release on bond, confessed to their murders following Miranda warnings and a waiver of his rights; the appellate court reversed his murder conviction, holding his invoked right to counsel on the burglary charge extended to the factually related murder investigation.
IssueFree
Whether a criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches to the investigation of unrelated offenses arising from the same set of facts that led to the original charge.