The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Michael Edward Lynn, Defendant-Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed suppression of statements made after Lynn asked, "When can I talk to a lawyer?" It held that the question was an unambiguous invocation of the right to counsel and that the investigator therefore had to stop questioning rather than attempt clarification or elicit a waiver. Justice Coats, dissenting and joined by Justice Eid, would have treated the question as ambiguous because it concerned when counsel would be available rather than demanding counsel immediately.