ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, June 25, 1994                   TAG: 9406280090
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

INTERROGATION LIMITS EASED FOR POLICE

The Supreme Court made it easier Friday for police to press criminal suspects into making incriminating remarks before getting a lawyer's help.

The court ruled unanimously that officers do not have to stop questioning suspects who make what may be ambiguous requests for legal assistance. In a 5-4 vote, the court also said police are not required to seek clarifications of such statements.

The decision fleshes out the court's landmark Miranda ruling on suspects' rights.

- Associated Press 


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