Jordan Adonis Rawls v. Pennsylvania
FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Whether police must do more than administer Miranda warnings when an individual is subject to custodial interrogation and police fail to disclose criminal charges have been filed
QUESTION PRESENTED Mr. Rawls asks the Court to address the question left open by this Court’s holding in Patterson v. Illinois, 487 U.S. 285 (1985) — whether something more than Miranda warnings are required for a person already subject to formal criminal prosecution but never made aware of that fact. The question presented is: 1. WHETHER POLICE, TO PROTECT A PERSON’S SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, MUST DO MORE THAN ADMINISTER MIRANDA WARNINGS WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO POLICE CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION AND POLICE DELIBERATELY FAIL TO DISCLOSE THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED? ii