oms . ▁The ▁Court ▁held ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁an ▁accused ▁to ▁wa ive ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁retain ▁and ▁instruct ▁coun sel ▁they ▁must ▁be ▁clear ▁and ▁une qu iv ocal , ▁and ▁the ▁accused ▁must ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁the ▁w ai ver . ▁ ▁Background ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁L ana ▁Louise ▁Clark son , ▁in ▁an ▁into xic ated ▁state , ▁called ▁to ▁her ▁sister ▁to ▁tell ▁her ▁that ▁her ▁husband , ▁Mr . ▁Clark son , ▁had ▁been ▁shot . ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁came ▁over ▁to ▁find ▁Clark son ▁in ▁a ▁h yst er ical ▁state . ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁living room ▁sl ump ed ▁in ▁a ▁chair ▁with ▁a ▁bullet ▁hole ▁in ▁his ▁head . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁police ▁arrived ▁they ▁arrested ▁Clark son , ▁informed ▁her ▁of ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁retain ▁and ▁instruct ▁coun sel , ▁and ▁then ▁charged ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Clark son . ▁Clark son ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁a unt , ▁Lor na ▁Est ey . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁police ▁over he ard ▁Clark son ▁make ▁several ▁in cul pat ory ▁statements ▁to ▁her ▁a unt . ▁▁ ▁After wards ▁the ▁police ▁took ▁Clark son ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁informed ▁of ▁her ▁rights ▁again . ▁However , ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁contact ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁During ▁inter rog ation ▁Est ey ▁was ▁present ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁stop ▁Clark