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custody analysis in Wisconsin

13 Wisconsin opinions name it 2 courts 1962–2026 5 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Wisconsin courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (9)

CaseFollowedCited
J. D. B. v. North Carolinagreen
scotus · 2011 · cited in 2 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2019–2024
2 sentences

2024It is also appropriate to consider Kevin’s age in the custody analysis because “[i]t is beyond dispute that children will often feel bound to submit to police questioning when an adult in the same circumstances would feel free to leave.” See J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. 261, 264-65 (2011). ¶21 The State bears the burden of proving that Kevin was not in custody by a preponderance of the evidence.

2019See J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. 261, 275-77 (2011).

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State v. Harrisgreen
wisctapp · 2015 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024See State v. Harris, 2016 WI App 2, ¶9 , 366 Wis. 2d 777 , 874 N.W.2d 602 (2015), aff’d, 2017 WI 31 , 374 Wis. 2d 271 , 892 N.W.2d 663 . ¶22 To begin, this court must keep Kevin’s age—twelve at the time of the interviews—in mind when considering whether a reasonable person in his shoes would have felt free to end the interviews.

2024See State v. Harris, 2016 WI App 2, ¶9 , 366 Wis. 2d 777 , 874 N.W.2d 602 (2015), aff’d, 2017 WI 31 , 374 Wis. 2d 271 , 892 N.W.2d 663 . ¶22 To begin, this court must keep Kevin’s age—twelve at the time of the interviews—in mind when considering whether a reasonable person in his shoes would have felt free to end the interviews.

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State v. Brian I. Harrisgreen
wis · 2017 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024See State v. Harris, 2016 WI App 2, ¶9 , 366 Wis. 2d 777 , 874 N.W.2d 602 (2015), aff’d, 2017 WI 31 , 374 Wis. 2d 271 , 892 N.W.2d 663 . ¶22 To begin, this court must keep Kevin’s age—twelve at the time of the interviews—in mind when considering whether a reasonable person in his shoes would have felt free to end the interviews.

2024See State v. Harris, 2016 WI App 2, ¶9 , 366 Wis. 2d 777 , 874 N.W.2d 602 (2015), aff’d, 2017 WI 31 , 374 Wis. 2d 271 , 892 N.W.2d 663 . ¶22 To begin, this court must keep Kevin’s age—twelve at the time of the interviews—in mind when considering whether a reasonable person in his shoes would have felt free to end the interviews.

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State v. Timothy E. Dobbsgreen
wis · 2020 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
2 sentences

2022This inquiry “is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.” “[T]he freedom- of-movement test identifies only a necessary and not a sufficient condition for Miranda custody.” Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask “whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda.” State v. Halverson, 2021 WI 7, ¶¶13-14, 16-17 , 395 Wis. 2d 385 , 953 N.W.2d 847 (alterations in original, footnote and citations omitted); see also State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64 , 392 Wis. 2

2022This inquiry “is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.” “[T]he freedom- of-movement test identifies only a necessary and not a sufficient condition for Miranda custody.” Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask “whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda.” State v. Halverson, 2021 WI 7, ¶¶13-14, 16-17 , 395 Wis. 2d 385 , 953 N.W.2d 847 (alterations in original, footnote and citations omitted); see also State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64 , 392 Wis. 2

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State v. Brian L. Halversongreen
wis · 2021 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
2 sentences

2022This inquiry “is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.” “[T]he freedom- of-movement test identifies only a necessary and not a sufficient condition for Miranda custody.” Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask “whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda.” State v. Halverson, 2021 WI 7, ¶¶13-14, 16-17 , 395 Wis. 2d 385 , 953 N.W.2d 847 (alterations in original, footnote and citations omitted); see also State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64 , 392 Wis. 2

2022This inquiry “is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.” “[T]he freedom- of-movement test identifies only a necessary and not a sufficient condition for Miranda custody.” Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask “whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda.” State v. Halverson, 2021 WI 7, ¶¶13-14, 16-17 , 395 Wis. 2d 385 , 953 N.W.2d 847 (alterations in original, footnote and citations omitted); see also State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64 , 392 Wis. 2

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State v. Gruengreen
wisctapp · 1998 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
1 sentence

2022See Gruen, 218 Wis. 2d at 593 .

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California v. Behelergreen
scotus · 1983 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 2022–2022
1 sentence

2022This inquiry “is simply the first step in the analysis, not the last.” “[T]he freedom- of-movement test identifies only a necessary and not a sufficient condition for Miranda custody.” Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask “whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda.” State v. Halverson, 2021 WI 7, ¶¶13-14, 16-17 , 395 Wis. 2d 385 , 953 N.W.2d 847 (alterations in original, footnote and citations omitted); see also State v. Dobbs, 2020 WI 64 , 392 Wis. 2

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Shainwald v. Shainwaldgreen
scctapp · 1990 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Beran v. Beran, 450 N.W.2d 688, 691 (Neb. 1990); Shainwald v. Shainwald, 395 S.E.2d 441, 443-44 (S.C.

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Beran v. Berangreen
neb · 1990 · cited in 1 Wisconsin opinions naming this issue, 1992–1992
1 sentence

1992See, e.g., Beran v. Beran, 450 N.W.2d 688, 691 (Neb. 1990); Shainwald v. Shainwald, 395 S.E.2d 441, 443-44 (S.C.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wisconsin. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (8)

CaseCitedYears
Howes v. Fields green
scotus · 2012
2 sentences

2021The record does not reveal any restraint upon Halverson any more than in his daily life as an inmate. ¶35 For many of the same reasons, proceeding to the second step of the custody analysis, we conclude Halverson's environment did not "present[] the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in 18 No. 2018AP858-CR Miranda." Howes, 565 U.S. at 509 ; see also Bartelt, 379 Wis. 2d 588 , ¶33.

2021Instead, courts proceed to the second step in the custody analysis where they ask "whether the relevant environment presents the same inherently coercive pressures as the type of station house questioning at issue in Miranda." Howes, 565 U.S. at 509 .

22021–2024
State v. Koput green
wis · 1988
2 sentences

2018Because Bartelt was not in custody when he asked about counsel, his Fifth Amendment right to counsel did not attach. 14 Koput goes on to state, "It was only then that a reasonable person viewing the situation objectively would conclude that he was not free to leave but was in custody." State v. Koput, 142 Wis. 2d 370, 380 , 418 N.W.2d 804 (1988).

2018Because Bartelt was not in custody when he asked about counsel, his Fifth Amendment right to counsel did not attach. 14 Koput goes on to state, "It was only then that a reasonable person viewing the situation objectively would conclude that he was not free to leave but was in custody." State v. Koput, 142 Wis. 2d 370, 380 , 418 N.W.2d 804 (1988).

22018–2018
United States v. Patane green
scotus · 2004
1 sentence

2026Contrary to McMahon’s argument, Knapp II explicitly provides the following: “[W]e reinstate all portions of our decision in [Knapp I that were] not implicated by the Supreme Court’s order vacating our decision in light of United States v. Patane, 542 U.S. 630 (2004).” Knapp II, 285 Wis. 2d 86 , ¶2 n.3.

12026–2026
State v. Knapp green
wis · 2005
1 sentence

2026Contrary to McMahon’s argument, Knapp II explicitly provides the following: “[W]e reinstate all portions of our decision in [Knapp I that were] not implicated by the Supreme Court’s order vacating our decision in light of United States v. Patane, 542 U.S. 630 (2004).” Knapp II, 285 Wis. 2d 86 , ¶2 n.3.

12026–2026
Barstad v. Frazier green
wis · 1984
1 sentence

2010Id.

12010–2010
State v. Magnuson green
wis · 2000
2 sentences

2004Citing Magnuson, 233 Wis. 2d 40, ¶ 25 , the majority determines that Thorson also must be subject to an escape charge for leaving that custody.

2004Citing Magnuson, 233 Wis. 2d 40, ¶25 , the majority determines that Thorson also must be subject to an escape charge for leaving that custody.

12004–2004
United States v. Henry green
scotus · 1980
1 sentence

2002United States v. Henry, 447 U.S. 264 , 273 n.11 (1980).

12002–2002
Elies v. Elies green
wis · 1941
2 sentences

1962Elies v. Elies (1941), 239 Wis. 60 , 300 N. W. 493 .

1962Elies v. Elies (1941), 239 Wis. 60 , 300 N. W. 493 .

11962–1962

Statutes the citing opinions construe

WI § Wis. Stat. § 808.10 (5)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

PA 324 (1961–2026) NY 102 (1977–2026) AL 91 (1996–2026) IL 69 (1968–2025) CA 61 (1948–2024) OH 60 (1997–2026) MI 53 (1958–2026) TX 42 (1990–2026) NC 40 (1978–2024) MD 35 (1970–2025) LA 34 (1972–2020) CT 34 (1982–2026) IN 31 (1990–2026) NJ 30 (1953–2026) UT 23 (1980–2026) CO 23 (1970–2026) NM 23 (1981–2025) FL 20 (1975–2017) MS 20 (1995–2026) DC 17 (1978–2016) VA 17 (1993–2026) TN 16 (1990–2024) MT 15 (1977–2012) NV 15 (1972–2025) MA 15 (1990–2025) WA 14 (1951–2026) VT 14 (1990–2025) NE 14 (1979–2025) GA 13 (1962–2024) AK 13 (1981–2020) WI 13 (1962–2026) MN 12 (1985–2026) MO 11 (1980–2018) SC 10 (1993–2021) IA 10 (2004–2023) ME 9 (1998–2022) KS 9 (2007–2025) KY 8 (2006–2025) ND 8 (1991–2003) DE 8 (1995–2026) AR 7 (1981–2019) HI 7 (1996–2022) SD 7 (1982–2022) AZ 7 (1994–2026) ID 7 (1969–2022) NH 7 (1999–2023) RI 6 (1997–2022) WY 6 (1998–2022) OR 4 (1987–2005) WV 3 (1968–2019) OK 2 (1977–2004)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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