Right to stop police questioning
Terrance Payne Hayes v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- In his petition, Terrance Payne Hayes asks the Supreme Court to review whether his words clearly told officers to stop questioning him and whether his hospital confinement should count when deciding if he was in police custody—a condition that requires Miranda warnings before questioning.
- Who it affects
- Hayes did not get Supreme Court review, and the order did not resolve either Miranda question he raised.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Miranda warnings are warnings police must give before questioning someone in custody.
Question presented
1. Whether Petitioner unambiguously invoked his right to end questioning when, after stating that he was “ready to go” and attempting to leave, he twice told officers, “If I’m not being detained, I would like to go.”? 2. Whether, in determining custody under Miranda, a court may disregard a hospital patient’s confinement because the police did not cause it, rather than consider that restraint with the other objective circumstances.
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More questions
- What did Hayes say when he sought to leave?
- He said he was “ready to go” and twice told officers, “If I’m not being detained, I would like to go.”
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.