No. 19-8035

Manuel de Jesus Valencia v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-03-18
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confession-extraction constitutional-rights custodial-interrogation edwards edwards-rule fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment law-enforcement-deception miranda miranda-rights self-incrimination undercover-operations
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments permit a deceptive ploy in which uniformed and undercover officers work together to extract a confession from a suspect who has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to silence and to counsel.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments permit a deceptive ploy in which uniformed and undercover officers work together to extract a confession from a suspect who has invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to silence and to counsel

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-13
Waiver of right of respondent California to respond filed.
2020-03-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2020)

Attorneys

California
J. Michael LehmannCalifornia Department of Justice, Respondent
Manuel de Jesus Valencia
Stephen Michael Vasil — Petitioner