Thompson v. Keohane which determines two essential inquiries: first being the circumstances surrounding the interrogation, and second, would a person in those circumstances feel that they could end the interrogation. If the child’s age is known or is apparent, custody analysis is consistent with the objective nature of that test.
Dissent: Justice Alito offered the dissenting opinion and was joined by Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Scalia, and Justice Thomas. He argues that the court’s decision deters from one of the core justification for Miranda when the decision does not create a rule that is clear and easy to apply. He believes that the majorities holding shifts the Miranda warning from a one-size-fits-all reasonable-persons test into a
