No. 21-5201

Susan Kaytlin Scott v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-split circuit-courts constitutional-law constitutional-procedure criminal-procedure custody-determination due-process fifth-amendment law-enforcement-interrogation miranda-custody miranda-warning
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Do the Circuit Courts' different tests used to determine custody status for purposes of Miranda lead to inconsistent results?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Do the Circuit Courts’ different tests used to determine custody status for purposes of Miranda lead to inconsistent results? 2. Did the District Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals err in concluding Ms. Scott was not “in custody” for purposes of Miranda when law enforcement questioned her alone in a small windowless room at the police station while law enforcement detained and were investigating her minor son for shooting another minor? 2

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-07-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)

Attorneys

Susan Kaytlin Scott
Elizabeth Tipton MusickMusick & Tierney Law, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent