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Eldon Gale Samuel, III v. Terema Carlin, Warden
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-35408 · judgment February 5, 2025
Question presented
This petition raises the following questions: I. Whether the state court unreasonably determined that 14-year old Eldon Samuel knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his Miranda rights before speaking to police officers during a custodial interrogation. II. Whether the state court unreasonably determined that 14-yearold Eldon Samuel knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily provided incriminating statements to police officers during their interrogation of him. PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING The petitioner is Eldon Gale Samuel, III. The respondent is Terema Carlin, the Warden of the Idaho State Correctional Center - Orofino.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Craig Harrison Durham
Ferguson/Durham, PLLC
For respondent
L. LaMont Anderson
Idaho Attorney General's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 26 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jun 24 2025Waiver of right of respondent Terema Carlin to respond filed.
- Jun 12 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)