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Daniel J. H. Bartelt v. Wisconsin

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Wisconsin, No. 2015AP2506-CR · judgment February 20, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether a non-custodial interrogation at a police station becomes custodial once the defendant confesses to a serious crime, because at that point a reasonable person would know that he is not free to leave.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Colleen D. Ball
Wisconsin State Public Defender

For respondent
Misha Tseytlin
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 29 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Aug 21 2018
    Reply of petitioner Daniel J.H. Bartelt filed.
  4. Aug 10 2018
    Brief of respondent Wisconsin in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 11 2018
    Brief amicus curiae of The Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed.
  6. Jun 18 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 10, 2018.
  7. Jun 14 2018
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 11, 2018 to August 10, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. Jun 11 2018
    Response Requested. (Due July 11, 2018)
  9. Jun 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  10. May 30 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Wisconsin to respond filed.
  11. May 17 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 22, 2018)