Court Opinion

ID: 9505721
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 20:15:51.012736+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:04:44.898546
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SELBY, Justice,
concurring with separate opinion.
I agree with the majority; however, I write separately to address the actions of the police and prosecutors in this case. This case does not involve a personal appearance by the lawyer at the stationhouse or a request to speak with the suspect. The Court’s holding today should not be understood to apply to those circumstances, which might present different considerations depending on the factual context or constitutional provision at issue, as the Court’s footnote 5 implies. While it may be true that the law enforcement officials did not act in a manner egregious enough to constitute a violation of defendant’s constitutional rights under Bur-bine, we should not condone such conduct.
DICKSON, J., concurs.