Statements at probable cause hearings
City of Hays v. Vogt
In brief
The Supreme Court stopped reviewing Vogt’s case without deciding whether the Fifth Amendment bars using a compelled statement at a probable-cause hearing.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided 8-0 · May 29, 2018 · Opinion by Justice Curiam
- What it’s about
- Matthew Vogt’s case asked whether the Fifth Amendment bars using a compelled statement at a probable-cause hearing—a pretrial hearing about whether there is enough reason to hold someone for trial—when the statement is not used at trial.
- Who it affects
- Vogt received no Supreme Court decision on whether using his statement at the hearing violated the Fifth Amendment.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court dismissed its earlier agreement to hear the case as improvidently granted (ending review without deciding that question).
A probable-cause hearing is a pretrial hearing about whether there is enough reason to hold someone for trial.
Question presented
Whether the Fifth Amendment is violated when statements are used at a probable cause hearing, but not at a criminal trial?
What the Court decided
Holding
Writ of certiorari DISMISSED as improvidently granted. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Opinion per curiam.
- Result
- Dismissed
The vote
What's next
The Supreme Court has finished its action on this docket. The order does not state a further step in Vogt’s case.
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- Did Justice Gorsuch take part?
- No. The docket says he took no part in the case’s consideration or decision.
Sources
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