No. 21-8172

Juan Manuel Contreras-Zamora v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-06-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: criminal-procedure fifth-amendment interrogation interrogation-rights legal-communication miranda-rights re-initiation right-to-counsel self-incrimination suspect-invocation waiver
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a suspect who states 'Look man, 'm going to tell you just like this; I need my lawyer' must have a lapse of time before being deemed to have re-initiated the interrogation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Question Presented 1. If, during a criminal interrogation, the suspect states, “Look man, ’m going to tell you just like this; I need my lawyer,” must there be some lapse of time before the suspect can be deemed to have re-initiated the interrogation? i

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-06-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-23
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2022)

Attorneys

Juan Manuel Contreras-Zamora
John Andrew KucheraAttorney at Law, Petitioner
John Andrew KucheraAttorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent