Sharon Myers, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The court held that Myers was in custody during both police interrogations because, considering the totality of the circumstances, a reasonable person would not have felt free to terminate the questioning and leave. The interrogations were conducted in small rooms by multiple officers using aggressive, accusatory questioning and extensive evidence of guilt, and the officers' statements that Myers was free to leave did not overcome those circumstances. The court quashed the district court's decision and remanded for further proceedings; Canady, J., dissenting, would have dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction because the district court's decision did not expressly and directly conflict with governing precedent.