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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


Certiorari denied · October 6, 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

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 26 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jun 24 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Terema Carlin to respond filed.
  4. Jun 12 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)