No. 25-6520

Steven George Morgan v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-08
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights fifth-amendment interrogation involuntary-statements miranda-rights police-deception
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether police deception that explicitly disavows the interrogative nature of an officer's false promise renders a suspect's subsequent statements involuntary under the Fifth Amendment when made immediately after the suspect invokes Miranda rights, thereby requiring suppression of those statements and their fruits

Docket Entries

2026-02-02
Response Requested. (Due March 4, 2026)
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-16
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2026-01-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Steven Morgan
Michael CarusoFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Michael CarusoFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Michael CarusoFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent