No. 23-6348

Danial Leanos v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2023-12-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: confession confidentiality constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process interrogation interrogation-tactics miranda-rights suspect-waiver totality-of-circumstances
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

Should an interrogator's promise of confidentiality invalidate a suspect's Miranda waiver only if it immediately induces them to confess, or should it be considered as part of the totality of the circumstances?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should an interrogator's promise of confidentiality invalidate a suspect's Miranda waiver only if it immediately induces them to confess, or should it be considered as part of the totality of the circumstances?

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-29
Waiver of right of respondent People of the State of Illinois to respond filed.
2023-12-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 25, 2024)

Attorneys

Danial Leanos
Douglas Robert HoffOffice of the State Appellate Defender , Petitioner
People of the State of Illinois
Katherine Marie DoerschOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent