Supreme Court of Connecticut

State of Connecticut v. Harry Gonzalez — Zarella, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part

September 6, 2011302 Conn. 287

Summary

The separate opinion agrees that the conviction must be reversed because of a Miranda violation and that double jeopardy was not violated. It would hold that the initial interrogation ended when the defendant invoked his rights, the police stopped questioning him, and they instructed him to be quiet; consequently, the first two statements were voluntary and admissible. It agrees that the later narrative statement was obtained through renewed interrogation after an invocation of the right to counsel and must be suppressed, requiring a new trial.