Adam Douglas Densmore, Petitioner: v. the People of the State of Colorado. Respondent:

Summary

The court held that whether a Department of Human Services caseworker acted as an agent of law enforcement during a custodial interrogation must be determined under the totality of the circumstances, considering both objective and subjective factors. Applying that standard, it concluded that the caseworker's child-welfare investigation was not conducted as an agent of law enforcement, so Miranda warnings were not required and suppression was properly denied.