No. 25-6520
Steven George Morgan v. United States
Response RequestedResponse WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-rights fifth-amendment interrogation involuntary-statements miranda-rights police-deception
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
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 Caruso — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Michael Caruso — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
Michael Caruso — Federal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent