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Terrance Payne Hayes v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1649 · judgment May 11, 2026


Pending

Questions presented

The questions presented are:

  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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rick Ramstad
BANGS, MCCULLEN, BUTLER, FOYE & SIMMONS, LLP

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Aug 25 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2026)