No. 24-6929

Michael James Carson v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: custodial-interrogation due-process fourteenth-amendment fourth-amendment illegal-seizure probable-cause
Key Terms:
DueProcess FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-06-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower courts erroneously fail to acknowledge and apply the correct laws and facts surrounding Petitioner's custodial interrogation, and did police violate Petitioner's Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights through illegal search, seizure, and detention without probable cause?

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. ) Did the lower courts erroneously failed to acknowledge and apply the correct laws and facts surrounding Petitioners circumstances during his custodial interrogation pursuant to Thompson v Keohane of this courts ruling ? 2. ) Did the police violate Petitioners Fourth and Fourteenth Amend, right of illegal search and seizure by illegally detaining Petitioner for interrogation without probable cause.under Dunawayv New York ? 3. ) Did Petitioners Fourth and Fourteenth Amend, right of illegal seizure intrude and contribute to Petitioners Fifth and Fourteenth Amend, right to self incrimination and his illegal arrest pursuant to Dunaway v New York of this courts ruling ? 4. ) Was Petitioners Fourteenth Amend, right to Due Process violated when the trial court erroneously failed to comply with § 6 and make its independent findings whether the statement on page 149, lines 5-12 were made under volutary conditions with the law and facts stating its conclusions pursuant to Morales v Lumokin and Miller v State?

Docket Entries

2025-08-18
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-07-24
DISTRIBUTED.
2025-06-27
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-04-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 5, 2025)

Attorneys

Michael J. Carson
Michael James Carson — Petitioner
Michael James Carson — Petitioner