United States v. Eicher

In Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 474 (1966), the United States Supreme Court held that, in order to protect the fifth amendments privilege against self incrimination, the questioning of a suspect must cease if the suspect requests assistance of counsel. The instant case turns on whether a failure to sign a written waiver of Miranda rights, along with a request for a union representative, constitutes an affirmative request for assistance of counsel so as to invoke the protections of Miranda.