Opinion ID: 2977126
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: 9:59 a.m. - The Second Interrogation

Text: At 9:59 a.m., Downs and Blevins re-entered the interrogation room, informed Davie that they would be recording the interview, and read Davie his Miranda rights again. For a third time, Davie indicated that he understood his rights. This time, however, he informed the officers that he did not want to make a statement: Blevins: Do you not wish to make a statement or anything at this time. Davie: Doesn’t matter to me. Blevins: I heard you refuse. Davie: I didn’t refuse[;] you said I didn’t have to if I didn’t want to. Blevins: Do you wish to make a statement yes or no. Davie: No statement. Blevins: You wish not to make a statement. Davie: Right. Blevins. Okay that’s fine . . . this interview is now completed . . . . (Joint Appendix (“JA”) 2018-20, partial transcript of taped interview with Davie at 9:59 on June 27, 1991.) At that point, the officers ended the interview and transported Davie to a jail cell. Davie never asked to speak to an attorney. Shortly after the officers had finished the second interrogation, Detective Sines called the Trumbull County Prosecutor, Dennis Watkins, to ask him for his legal advice on how the officers could proceed in questioning Davie, if at all. The prosecutor advised Sines that “as long as Davie did not refuse to speak and did not demand an attorney, the officers could talk to him, provided that Davie acknowledged that he understood his rights.” Davie, 686 N.E.2d at 256.