With Miranda, It's A Matter Of Context

No. Once Biff requests an attorney, the police cannot interrogate him until an attorney has arrived. When someone makes a clear and unequivocal request for counsel, police must stop interrogating them and may not resume until an attorney is present or the person voluntarily begins talking about the crime again and waives their right to counsel. See Edwards v. Arizona, 451 U.S. 477, 101 S.Ct. 1880 (1981). The police must also suspend questioning of Jake, but can try to question him again after a significant period of time and rereading him his Miranda rights since he has only exercised his right to remain silent, and not his right to counsel. See Michigan v. Mosley, 423 U.S. 96, 96 S.Ct. 321 (1975).

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