People v. Marsack

In People v. Marsack, 231 Mich App 364, 372; 586 NW2d 234 (1998), police officers suspected that the defendant was involved in a homicide. The police asked the defendant a few preliminary questions and then asked him to answer additional questions at the police station. After arriving at the police station, the defendant requested the presence of counsel. Despite that request, the police asked the defendant to sign several consent to search forms. On appeal, the defendant argued that the police violated his constitutional rights by asking him to sign the consent to search forms after he had invoked his right to counsel. The Court disagreed, holding that the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel had not yet attached. We believe that the same analysis applies in the present case.