No. 21-6277

Jordan Adonis Rawls v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2021-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-charges criminal-prosecution custodial-interrogation due-process miranda-warnings patterson-v-illinois police-disclosure sixth-amendment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER POLICE, TO PROTECT A PERSON'S SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, MUST DO MORE THAN ADMINISTER MIRANDA WARNINGS WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO POLICE CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION AND POLICE DELIBERATELY FAIL TO DISCLOSE THAT CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether police must do more than administer Miranda warnings when an individual is subject to custodial interrogation and police fail to disclose criminal charges have been filed

Docket Entries

2022-01-18
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022.
2021-12-22
Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2021-11-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Jordan Rawls
Edward J. Rymsza IIIMiele & Rymsza, P.C., Petitioner
Pennsylvania
Martin L WadeLycoming County District Attorney's Office, Respondent