Montejo v. Louisiana

Issue: (1) Whether a defendant's Sixth Amendment waiver was invalid because it was based on the misrepresentations by police that he had not been appointed a lawyer; (2) whether a defendant's statements made after his apparent request for counsel should have been suppressed under Edwards v. Arizona; and (3) whether a law enforcement officer's conduct violates Edwards v. Arizona, where he explicitly expresses disappointment with a suspect after the suspect has made a clear invocation of the right to counsel.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents

• Opinion below (Supreme Court of Louisiana)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner's reply