Fouche v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• rejecting petitioner's argument that, under Skipper and Ramos, he should be entitled to present evidence on parole eligibility
• defendant observed in the vicinity of a recent bank robbery suddenly accelerated his vehicle and ran a stop sign
• limited questioning permitted to clarify whether ambiguous conduct was intended to invoke right to silence
• defendant made equivocal request when he first asked to be allowed to call an attorney, but then instead called his wife for advice and later asked the officer, “What should I do?”
• statement held admissible even though obtained after accused asked investigator about retaining a lawyer and the investigator responded that he was not a lawyer and would not give advice