Court Opinion

ID: 9714888
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 05:48:04.349776+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:23:29.240420
License: Public Domain

Spencer, J.,
concurring.
I' join in the reversal of the judgment herein and the remand of the cause to district court for further pro*608ceedings because when defendant’s counsel called the county attorney from Omaha and advised him that he did not wish to have the defendant questioned until he could visit with him, this request should have been immediately communicated to the police department and respected. The prosecution was under the direction of the county attorney and he was a proper party to contact in this situation. A delay in the transmission of the request for 1 to 2 hours, during which period the police worked on the prisoner to obtain a confession, cannot be condoned. To do so is to adopt a procedure which will effectively deprive a defendant of his constitutional right to counsel.