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consensual inquiry in Texas

71 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1980–2026 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Texas 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 (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Ussery v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1983 · cited in 19 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1996–2019
2 sentences

2019Saenz, 411 S.W.3d at 496 (quoting Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ). “[T]he mere fact than an interrogation begins as noncustodial does not prevent custody from arising later; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.” Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 (citing Usser v. State, 651 S.W.2d 767, 770 (Tex. Crim.

2008There is no indication in the record that Detectives Hall and Peck engaged in conduct at Harris's house that would "cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation." See Ussery , 651 S.W.2d at 770 .

1919
Dowthitt v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1996 · cited in 47 Texas opinions naming this issue, 1996–2026
2 sentences

2026“However, the mere fact that an interrogation begins as noncustodial does not prevent custody from arising later; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.” Id. (citation omitted).

2020“Yet, ‘the mere fact that an interrogation begins as noncustodial does not prevent custody from arising later; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.’” Colvin, 467 S.W.3d at 657 (quoting Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ).

947
Jeffley v. Stategreen
texapp · 2001 · cited in 6 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2002–2012
2 sentences

2012App. 1987); Martinez, 131 S.W.3d at 32 . ‚The mere fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial, however, does not prevent it from later becoming custodial; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.‛ Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Jeffley, 38 S.W.3d at 856 .

2009“The mere fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial, however, does not prevent it from later becoming custodial; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.” Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Jeffley, 38 S.W.3d at 856 .

56
Rodriguez v. Stategreen
texapp · 1997 · cited in 2 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
2 sentences

2000"Even a clear statement by an officer that the person under interrogation is the prime suspect is not in itself dispositive of the custody issue, for some suspects are free to come and go until the police decide to make an arrest." Rodriguez , 939 S.W.2d at 216 ( citing Stansbury , 511 U.S. at 325 ).

2000“Even a clear statement by an officer that the person under interrogation is the prime suspect is not in itself dispositive of the custody issue, for some suspects are free to come and go until the police decide to make an arrest.” Rodriguez, 939 S.W.2d at 216 (citing Stansbury, 511 U. S. at 325 ).

12
Timothy Morales v. Stategreen
texapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Factors to consider in determining whether a noncustodial interrogation escalated into a custodial interrogation include: “(1) the length of the interrogation; (2) the level of control police exercised over the defendant; and (3) whether the defendant made statements providing probable cause for arrest that a reasonable person would have known to be incriminating.” Morales v. State, 371 S.W.3d 576, 590 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, pet. ref’d) (citing Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255, 257 ).

11
State of Texas v. Ortiz, Octaviogreen
texcrimapp · 2012 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Id.; State v. Ortiz, 382 S.W.3d 367, 376 (Tex. Crim.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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

Also cited on this issue (14)

CaseCitedYears
United States v. Vincent Anthony Perdue green
ca10 · 1993
2 sentences

2015Perdue, 8 F.3d at 1464 .32 Consequently, Berkemer did not resolve the issue of whether there could be an investigative detention so intrusive that it significantly restrained a person’s “‘freedom of 31 In Florida v. Royer, the Supreme Court appeared to suggest the same conclusion: What had begun as a consensual inquiry in a public place had escalated into an investigatory procedure in a police interrogation room, where the police, unsatisfied with previous explanations, sought to confirm their suspicions.

2015Perdue, 8 F.3d at 1464 .32 Consequently, Berkemer did not resolve the issue of whether there could be an investigative detention so intrusive that it significantly restrained a person’s “‘freedom of 31 In Florida v. Royer, the Supreme Court appeared to suggest the same conclusion: What had begun as a consensual inquiry in a public place had escalated into an investigatory procedure in a police interrogation room, where the police, unsatisfied with previous explanations, sought to confirm their suspicions.

32015–2015
Martinez v. State green
texapp · 2003
2 sentences

2012App. 1987); Martinez, 131 S.W.3d at 32 . ‚The mere fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial, however, does not prevent it from later becoming custodial; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.‛ Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Jeffley, 38 S.W.3d at 856 .

2009App. 1987); Martinez , 131 S.W.3d at 32 . " The mere fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial, however, does not prevent it from later becoming custodial; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation." Dowthitt , 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Jeffley , 38 S.W.3d at 856 .

22009–2012
State v. Vasquez green
texapp · 2010
2 sentences

2010However, the fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial "does not prevent custody from arising later" because of police conduct during the encounter that causes "a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation." Dowthitt , 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Vasquez , 2009 WL 4688600, at *4 .

2010However, the fact that an interrogation begins as non-custodial "does not prevent custody from arising later" because of police conduct during the encounter that causes "a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation." Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ; Vasquez, 2009 WL 4688600, at *4 .

22010–2010
Stansbury v. California green
scotus · 1994
2 sentences

2000"Even a clear statement by an officer that the person under interrogation is the prime suspect is not in itself dispositive of the custody issue, for some suspects are free to come and go until the police decide to make an arrest." Rodriguez , 939 S.W.2d at 216 ( citing Stansbury , 511 U.S. at 325 ).

2000“Even a clear statement by an officer that the person under interrogation is the prime suspect is not in itself dispositive of the custody issue, for some suspects are free to come and go until the police decide to make an arrest.” Rodriguez, 939 S.W.2d at 216 (citing Stansbury, 511 U. S. at 325 ).

22000–2000
Florida v. Royer green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

1990(Emphasis supplied.) By the time appellant gave her statement in this cause, her circumstances were much like Royer’s: “What had begun as a consensual inquiry in a public place had escalated into an investigatory procedure in a police interrogation room, where the police, unsatisfied with previous explanations, sought to confirm their suspicions. * * * At least as of that moment, any consensual aspects of the encounter had evaporated....” Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. at 503 , 103 S.Ct. at 1327 , 75 L.Ed.2d at 240 .

1990(Emphasis supplied.) By the time appellant gave her statement in this cause, her circumstances were much like Royer’s: “What had begun as a consensual inquiry in a public place had escalated into an investigatory procedure in a police interrogation room, where the police, unsatisfied with previous explanations, sought to confirm their suspicions. * * * At least as of that moment, any consensual aspects of the encounter had evaporated....” Florida v. Royer, 460 U.S. at 503 , 103 S.Ct. at 1327 , 75 L.Ed.2d at 240 .

21987–1990
Cory Martin Colvin v. State green
texapp · 2015
1 sentence

2020“Yet, ‘the mere fact that an interrogation begins as noncustodial does not prevent custody from arising later; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.’” Colvin, 467 S.W.3d at 657 (quoting Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ).

12020–2020
State of Texas v. Saenz, Clint green
texcrimapp · 2013
1 sentence

2019Saenz, 411 S.W.3d at 496 (quoting Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 ). “[T]he mere fact than an interrogation begins as noncustodial does not prevent custody from arising later; police conduct during the encounter may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.” Dowthitt, 931 S.W.2d at 255 (citing Usser v. State, 651 S.W.2d 767, 770 (Tex. Crim.

12019–2019
State v. Rodriguez green
texapp · 1999
1 sentence

2013Id.

12013–2013
Garcia v. State green
texapp · 2007
1 sentence

2013Although the manifestation of probable cause does not automatically establish custody, “custody attaches if the manifestation of probable cause, combined with other circumstances, would lead a reasonable person to believe that he is under restraint to the degree associated with an arrest.” Garcia v. State, 237 S.W.3d 833 , 837 19 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2007, no pet.).

12013–2013
Rodriguez v. State green
texapp · 2006
1 sentence

2012Id.

12012–2012
California v. Beheler green
scotus · 1983
2 sentences

2010While stationhouse questioning does not, in and of itself, constitute custody, California v. Beheler , 463 U.S. 1121, 1124-25 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983); Dowthitt , 931 S.W.2d at 255 , police conduct during the questioning may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.

2010While stationhouse questioning does not, in and of itself, constitute custody, California v. Beheler , 463 U.S. 1121, 1124-25 , 103 S.Ct. 3517 , 77 L.Ed.2d 1275 (1983); Dowthitt , 931 S.W.2d at 255 , police conduct during the questioning may cause a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.

12010–2010
Larry J. Sprosty v. Dan Buchler, Acting Warden, Racine Correctional Institution, and James E. Doyle, Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin green
ca7 · 1996
1 sentence

2008The record in this case supports an implied finding by the district court that this one factor suggesting custody was outweighed by the other factors suggesting that Harris was not in custody, including the statement in the “voluntary appearance form” that Harris was “not under arrest or detention and I may stop any interview and voluntarily leave these premises at any time.” 12 a consensual inquiry to escalate into custodial interrogation.” See id.

12008–2008
Terry v. Ohio green
scotus · 1968
2 sentences

1980If we characterize the minimal intrusion upon this appellant as an arrest requiring a warrant, how can we justify the use of a pat-down search for weapons as authorized by Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), in light of Article 14.04?

1980If we characterize the minimal intrusion upon this appellant as an arrest requiring a warrant, how can we justify the use of a pat-down search for weapons as authorized by Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968), in light of Article 14.04?

11980–1980
Schneckloth v. Bustamonte green
scotus · 1973
2 sentences

1980Leaving aside the question of whether Ladd's subsequent inspection of the hatband was by a consensual waiver of Fourth Amendment rights under the rule of Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 , 93 S.Ct. 2041 , 36 L.Ed.2d 854 (1973), it would seem to require a stretch of the imagination to characterize asking for and briefly inspecting a hat as the kind of "actual .. restraint or ... custody" envisioned in Article 15.22, supra. Once the heroin was seen by Officer Ladd, the arrest was authorized by Article 14.01, V.A.C.C.P.

1980Leaving aside the question of whether Ladd's subsequent inspection of the hatband was by a consensual waiver of Fourth Amendment rights under the rule of Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 , 93 S.Ct. 2041 , 36 L.Ed.2d 854 (1973), it would seem to require a stretch of the imagination to characterize asking for and briefly inspecting a hat as the kind of "actual .. restraint or ... custody" envisioned in Article 15.22, supra. Once the heroin was seen by Officer Ladd, the arrest was authorized by Article 14.01, V.A.C.C.P.

11980–1980

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.02 (8) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 51.095 (7) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 52.01 (5) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 22.021 (5) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 52.02 (4) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 52.025 (4) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 54.03 (4) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 19.03 (4) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 21.11 (4) TX § Tex. Penal Code § 29.02 (4) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 51.09 (3) TX § Tex. Fam. Code § 51.12 (3)

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

TX 71 (1980–2026) IL 7 (1984–1994) LA 4 (1984–1991) NY 3 (1984–1991) CA 3 (1978–1992) GA 2 (1984–2008) WI 2 (2002–2021) WA 2 (1987–1993) PA 2 (1986–1997)

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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