Invoking Right to Counsel

By: Derek Hawkins//October 18, 2016//

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WI Court of Appeals – District I

Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Eric L. Hill

Case No.: 2015AP1236-CR

Officials: Curley, P.J., Kessler and Brennan, JJ.

Focus: Invoking Right to Counsel

Eric L. Hill appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and attempted armed robbery. He contends the circuit court erred when it admitted his custodial confession because, he says, the confession

followed his invocation of his right to counsel. Because we conclude that Hill did not unambiguously invoke his right to counsel, that he waived any right to counsel he may have invoked, and that any error in admitting his confession is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, we affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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