Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, et al.
Amici Curiae
Thomas M. Fisher, Counsel of Record Indiana, Alabama, and Arkansas are joined in this brief by 27 other States, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Thomas M. Fisher is solicitor general for the State of Indiana. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on February 11, 2011. Custody, for Miranda v. Arizona (1966) purposes, has always been assessed through an objective standard that looks to the circumstances of the interrogation but does not take into account personal characteristics of the interviewee, even if those characteristics might impact the person’s subjective…
