State of Arizona, Appellee v. David James Yonkman, Appellant

Summary

The Arizona Supreme Court held that a police detective did not reinitiate interrogation when he responded to a call from the suspect’s wife concerning the investigation. The suspect himself reinitiated contact by calling the detective and arranging an interview, so the confession was not inadmissible under the Edwards rule. The court vacated the court of appeals’ decision and remanded for consideration of issues that court had not reached.