berghuis warden thompkins argued march decided june advising respondent thompkins rights full compliance miranda arizona detective helgert another michigan officer interrogated shooting one victim died point thompkins say wanted remain silent want talk police wanted attorney largely silent interrogation near end answered yes asked prayed god forgive shooting moved suppress statements claiming invoked fifth amendment right remain silent waived right inculpatory statements involuntary trial denied motion trial murder charges prosecution called eric purifoy drove van thompkins third accomplice riding time shooting convicted firearm offenses acquitted murder assault thompkins defense purifoy shooter purifoy testified see fired shots closing arguments prosecution suggested purifoy lied seeing shooter pondered whether purifoy jury made right decision defense counsel ask instruct jury consider evidence outcome purifoy trial assess credibility establish thompkins guilt jury found thompkins guilty sentenced life prison without parole denying motion new trial trial rejected nonprejudicial claim failure request limiting instruction outcome purifoy trial appeal michigan appeals rejected thompkins miranda claims federal district denied subsequent habeas request reasoning thompkins invoke right remain silent coerced making statements interrogation unreasonable purposes antiterrorism effective death penalty act aedpa see state appeals determine waived right remain silent sixth circuit reversed holding state unreasonable finding implied waiver thompkins right remain silent rejecting claim held state decision rejecting thompkins miranda claim correct de novo review therefore necessarily reasonable aedpa deferential standard review pp thompkins silence interrogation invoke right remain silent suspect miranda right counsel must invoked unambiguously davis accused makes ambiguous equivocal statement statement police required end interrogation ask questions clarify accused intent principled reason adopt different standards determining accused invoked miranda right remain silent miranda right counsel issue davis protect privilege compulsory requiring interrogation cease either right invoked unambiguous invocation requirement results objective inquiry avoid difficulties proof provide guidance officers proceed face ambiguity davis supra thompkins said wanted remain silent want talk invoked right end questioning neither pp thompkins waived right remain silent knowingly voluntarily made statement police waiver must product free deliberate choice rather intimidation coercion deception made full awareness nature right abandoned consequences decision abandon moran burbine waiver may implied defendant silence coupled understanding rights course conduct indicating waiver north carolina butler state establishes miranda warning given understood accused accused uncoerced statement establishes implied waiver record shows thompkins waived right remain silent first lack contention understand rights indicates knew gave spoke see burbine supra second answer question god course conduct indicating waiver right butler supra wanted remain silent said nothing response unambiguously invoked miranda rights ending interrogation made statement nearly three hours receiving miranda warning overcome fact engaged course conduct indicating waiver third evidence statement coerced see burbine supra claim police threatened injured fearful interrogation took place room middle day authority proposition interrogation inherently coercive cf colorado connelly fact question referred religious beliefs also render statement involuntary pp thompkins argues even answer helgert constitute waiver right remain silent police allowed question first obtained waiver however rule requiring waiver outset inconsistent butler holding courts infer waiver actions words person interrogated waiver express implied may contradicted invocation time terminating interrogation suspect knows miranda rights invoked time reassess immediate interests interrogation progresses giving miranda warning police may interrogate suspect neither invoked waived miranda rights thus police required obtain waiver thompkins miranda rights interrogating pp even counsel provided ineffective assistance thompkins show prejudice de novo review record establish ineffective assistance defendant must show deficient performance prejudice knowles mirzayance establish prejudice defendant must show reasonable probability counsel unprofessional errors result proceeding different strickland washington considering totality evidence judge jury sixth circuit account evidence presented thompkins state rejected claim prejudiced evidence purifoy earlier conviction even used incorrect legal standard need determine whether aedpa deferential standard review applies since thompkins show prejudice de novo review favorable standard de novo review used case habeas petitioner entitled relief claim rejected de novo review see assuming failure request limiting instruction deficient representation thompkins show prejudice record shows reasonably likely instruction made difference light evidence guilt surviving victim identified thompkins shooter identification supported surveillance camera photograph friend testified thompkins confessed details confession corroborated evidence thompkins stripped abandoned van shooting jury moreover capable assessing purifoy credibility instructed pp reversed remanded kennedy delivered opinion roberts scalia thomas alito joined sotomayor filed dissenting opinion stevens ginsburg breyer joined mary berghuis warden petitioner van chester thompkins writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit june justice kennedy delivered opinion appeals sixth circuit habeas corpus proceeding challenging michigan conviction murder certain offenses ruled two separate constitutional errors trial led jury guilty verdict first appeals determined statement accused relied trial prosecution elicited violation miranda arizona second found failure ask instruction relating testimony accomplice ineffective assistance defense counsel see strickland washington contentions rejected michigan courts habeas corpus proceedings district certiorari granted review decision appeals points warden michigan correctional facility petitioner van chester thompkins convicted respondent january shooting occurred outside mall southfield michigan among victims samuel morris died multiple gunshot wounds victim frederick france recovered injuries later testified thompkins suspect fled one year later found ohio arrested two southfield police officers traveled ohio interrogate thompkins awaiting transfer michigan interrogation began around lasted three hours interrogation conducted room feet thompkins sat chair resembled school desk arm swings around provide surface write app beginning interrogation one officers detective helgert presented thompkins form derived miranda rule stated notification constitutional rights statement right remain silent anything say used law right talk lawyer answering questions right lawyer present answering questions afford hire lawyer one appointed represent questioning wish one right decide time questioning use right remain silent right talk lawyer questioned brief petitioner capitalization omitted helgert asked thompkins read fifth warning loud app thompkins complied helgert later said ensure thompkins read helgert concluded thompkins understood english helgert read four miranda warnings loud asked thompkins sign form demonstrate understood rights app thompkins declined sign form record contains conflicting evidence whether thompkins verbally confirmed understood rights listed form compare suppression hearing helgert testified thompkins verbally confirmed understood rights trial helgert stated know orally asked whether thompkins understood rights officers began interrogation point interrogation thompkins say wanted remain silent want talk police wanted attorney thompkins argely silent interrogation lasted three hours give limited verbal responses however yeah know occasion communicated nodding head thompkins also said want peppermint offered police chair sitting hard hours minutes interrogation helgert asked thompkins believe god thompkins made eye contact helgert said yes eyes well ed tears helgert asked pray god thompkins said yes helgert asked pray god forgive shooting boy thompkins answered yes looked away ibid thompkins refused make written confession interrogation ended minutes later thompkins charged murder assault intent commit murder certain offenses moved suppress statements made interrogation argued invoked fifth amendment right remain silent requiring police end interrogation see michigan mosley citing miranda waived right remain silent inculpatory statements involuntary trial denied motion trial prosecution theory thompkins shot victims passenger seat van driven eric purifoy purifoy testified driving van thompkins passenger seat another man one myzell woodward back defense strategy pin blame purifoy purifoy testified see fired weapon van stopped bending near floor shots fired purifoy explained shooting thompkins holding pistol told purifoy hell pull purifoy drove away scene app thompkins jury assess purifoy credibility knowledge prosecution elicited testimony purifoy tried earlier shooting theory purifoy detective helgert testified jury acquitted murder assault charges convicted carrying concealed weapon motor vehicle hung two firearms offenses later pleaded guilty purifoy trial prosecution argued purifoy driver thompkins shooter consistent prosecution argument thompkins trial purifoy trial ended thompkins trial began purifoy sent thompkins letters letters expressed purifoy disappointment thompkins family thought purifoy snitch rat one letter purifoy offered send copy trial transcript thompkins proof purifoy place blame thompkins shooting letters also contained statements purifoy claimed innocent thompkins trial prosecution suggested one purifoy letters appeared give thompkins trial strategy prosecution suggested woodward shot victims allowing purifoy thompkins say dropped floor shooting started closing arguments prosecution suggested purifoy lied testified see thompkins shoot victims eric purifoy jury make right decision judge bound jury found take testimony twisted attempt help acquaintance tight buddy defense counsel object defense counsel also ask instruction informing jury consider evidence outcome purifoy trial assess purifoy credibility establish thompkins guilt jury found thompkins guilty counts sentenced life prison without parole trial denied motion new trial filed thompkins appellate counsel trial rejected claim ineffective assistance trial counsel failure ask limiting instruction regarding outcome purifoy trial reasoning prejudice thompkins thompkins appealed ruling along trial refusal suppress pretrial statements miranda michigan appeals rejected miranda claim ruling thompkins invoked right remain silent waived also rejected claim finding thompkins failed show evidence purifoy conviction firearms offenses resulted prejudice app pet cert michigan denied discretionary review table thompkins filed petition writ habeas corpus district eastern district michigan district rejected thompkins miranda claims app pet cert noted antiterrorism effective death penalty act aedpa federal grant petition writ habeas corpus unless state adjudication merits contrary involved unreasonable application clearly established federal law district reasoned thompkins invoke right remain silent coerced making statements interrogation held michigan appeals unreasonable determining thompkins waived right remain silent appeals sixth circuit reversed ruling thompkins miranda claims appeals ruled state rejecting thompkins miranda claim unreasonably applied clearly established federal law based decision unreasonable determination facts see appeals acknowledged waiver right remain silent need express actions words person interrogated quoting north carolina butler panel held nevertheless state unreasonable finding implied waiver circumstances appeals found state unreasonably determined facts evidence demonstrates thompkins silent two hours minutes according appeals thompkins persistent silence nearly three hours response questioning repeated invitations tell side story offered clear unequivocal message officers thompkins wish waive rights appeals next determined state unreasonably applied clearly established federal law rejecting thompkins claim based counsel failure ask limiting instruction regarding purifoy acquittal appeals asserted thompkins central strategy pin blame purifoy reasonable probability result thompkins trial different limiting instruction regarding purifoy acquittal granted certiorari ii aedpa federal may grant habeas corpus application respect claim adjudicated merits state proceedings unless state decision contrary involved unreasonable application clearly established federal law determined based unreasonable determination facts light evidence presented state proceeding see knowles mirzayance slip relevant decision michigan appeals decision affirming thompkins conviction rejecting miranda claims merits iii miranda formulated warning must given suspects subjected custodial interrogation substance warning still must given suspects today suspect custody must advised follows must warned prior questioning right remain silent anything says used law right presence attorney afford attorney one appointed prior questioning desires concede warning given case full compliance requirements dispute centers response nonresponse suspect thompkins makes various arguments answers questions detectives inadmissible first contends invoke privilege remain silent saying anything sufficient period time interrogation cease made inculpatory statements see mosley police must hono critical safeguard accused invokes cut quoting miranda supra argument unpersuasive context invoking miranda right counsel davis held suspect must unambiguously accused makes statement concerning right counsel ambiguous equivocal makes statement police required end interrogation ask questions clarify whether accused wants invoke miranda rights yet stated whether invocation right remain silent ambiguous equivocal principled reason adopt different standards determining accused invoked miranda right remain silent miranda right counsel issue davis see solem stumes uch logic language mosley discussed miranda right remain silent applied invocation miranda right counsel protect privilege compulsory miranda supra requiring interrogation cease either right invoked mosley supra citing miranda supra fare michael good reason require accused wants invoke right remain silent unambiguously requirement unambiguous invocation miranda rights results objective inquiry avoid difficulties proof provide guidance officers proceed face ambiguity davis ambiguous act omission statement require police end interrogation police required make difficult decisions accused unclear intent face consequence suppression guess wrong suppression voluntary confession circumstances place significant burden society interest prosecuting criminal activity see moran burbine treating ambiguous equivocal act omission statement invocation miranda rights might add marginally miranda goal dispelling compulsion inherent custodial interrogation burbine miranda holds full comprehension rights remain silent request attorney sufficient dispel whatever coercion inherent interrogation process see davis supra thompkins say wanted remain silent want talk police made either simple unambiguous statements invoked cut questioning mosley supra quoting miranda supra neither invoke right remain silent next consider whether thompkins waived right remain silent even absent accused invocation right remain silent accused statement custodial interrogation inadmissible trial unless prosecution establish accused fact knowingly voluntarily waived miranda rights making statement butler waiver inquiry two distinct dimensions waiver must voluntary sense product free deliberate choice rather intimidation coercion deception made full awareness nature right abandoned consequences decision abandon burbine supra language miranda read indicate waivers difficult establish absent explicit written waiver formal express oral statement miranda said valid waiver presumed simply silence accused warnings given simply fact confession fact eventually obtained see effective waiver recognized unless specifically made miranda warnings given addition miranda stated heavy burden rests government demonstrate defendant knowingly intelligently waived privilege right retained appointed counsel course decisions since miranda informed application miranda warnings whole course law enforcement demonstrates waivers established even absent formal express statements waiver expected say judicial hearing determine guilty plea properly entered cf fed rule crim proc main purpose miranda ensure accused advised understands right remain silent right counsel see davis supra burbine supra thus anything subsequent cases reduced impact miranda rule legitimate law enforcement reaffirming decision core ruling unwarned statements may used evidence prosecution case chief dickerson one first cases decide meaning import miranda respect question waiver north carolina butler butler discussing problems created language miranda established certain important propositions butler interpreted miranda language concerning heavy burden show waiver accord usual principles determining waiver include waiver implied circumstances see butler supra later case stated heavy burden burden establish waiver preponderance evidence colorado connelly prosecution therefore need show waiver miranda rights express implicit waiver right remain silent sufficient admit suspect statement evidence butler supra butler made clear waiver miranda rights may implied defendant silence coupled understanding rights course conduct indicating waiver butler therefore retreated language tenor miranda opinion suggested require waiver made connecticut barrett brennan concurring judgment state establishes miranda warning given accused made uncoerced statement showing standing alone insufficient demonstrate valid waiver miranda rights miranda supra prosecution must make additional showing accused understood rights see colorado spring barrett supra burbine supra cf tague louisiana per curiam evidence accused understood miranda rights carnley cochran government show accused understandingly waived right counsel light silent record prosecution shows miranda warning given understood accused accused uncoerced statement establishes implied waiver right remain silent although miranda imposes police rule formalistic practical prevents interrogating suspects without first providing miranda warning see burbine impose formalistic waiver procedure suspect must follow relinquish rights general proposition law presume individual full understanding rights acts manner inconsistent exercise made deliberate choice relinquish protection rights afford see butler supra connelly supra obviously reason require way inquiry miranda waiver context due process confession context cases recognized waiver miranda rights need meet standard johnson zerbst see butler supra miranda supra applying zerbst standard intentional relinquishment known right butler recognized miranda rights therefore waived means less formal typical waiver record courtroom cf fed rule crim proc given practical constraints necessities interrogation fact miranda main protection lies advising defendants rights see davis burbine record case shows thompkins waived right remain silent basis case conclude understand rights facts follows chose invoke rely rights speak first contention thompkins understand rights follows knew gave spoke see enough evidence record conclude thompkins understood miranda rights thompkins received written copy miranda warnings detective helgert determined thompkins read understand english thompkins given time read warnings thompkins furthermore read aloud fifth warning stated right decide time questioning use right remain silent right talk lawyer questioned brief petitioner capitalization omitted thus aware right remain silent dissipate certain amount time police honor right silent right counsel whole course interrogation rights warning made clear asserted time helgert moreover read warnings aloud second thompkins answer detective helgert question whether thompkins prayed god forgiveness shooting victim course conduct indicating waiver right remain silent butler supra thompkins wanted remain silent said nothing response helgert questions unambiguously invoked miranda rights ended interrogation fact thompkins made statement three hours receiving miranda warning overcome fact engaged course conduct indicating waiver police required rewarn suspects time time thompkins answer helgert question praying god forgiveness shooting victim sufficient show course conduct indicating waiver confirmed fact thompkins given sporadic answers questions throughout interrogation third evidence thompkins statement coerced see burbine supra thompkins claim police threatened injured interrogation way fearful interrogation conducted room middle afternoon true apparently chair three hours authority proposition interrogation length inherently coercive indeed even interrogations greater duration held improper accompanied one facts indicating coercion incapacitated sedated suspect sleep food deprivation threats cf connelly fact helgert question referred thompkins religious beliefs also render thompkins statement involuntary fifth amendment privilege concerned moral psychological pressures confess emanating sources official coercion quoting oregon elstad circumstances thompkins knowingly voluntarily made statement police waived right remain silent thompkins next argues even answer detective helgert constitute waiver right remain silent police allowed question obtained waiver first butler forecloses argument butler held courts infer waiver miranda rights actions words person interrogated principle inconsistent rule requires waiver outset butler thus rejected rule proposed butler dissent requir ed police obtain express waiver miranda rights proceeding interrogation brennan dissenting holding also makes sense given primary protection afforded suspects subject ed custodial interrogation miranda warnings davis miranda rule requirements met suspect receives adequate miranda warnings understands opportunity invoke rights giving answers admissions waiver express implied may contradicted invocation time right counsel right remain silent invoked point questioning interrogation must cease interrogation provides suspect additional information put decision waive invoke perspective questioning commences continues suspect opportunity consider choices faces make informed decision either insist silence cooperate suspect knows miranda rights invoked time opportunity reassess immediate interests cooperation police may result favorable treatment suspect apprehension accomplices prevention continuing injury fear beginning steps towards relief solace victims beginning suspect return law social order seeks protect order accused statement admissible trial police must given accused miranda warning see miranda condition established proceed consider whether express implied waiver miranda rights making ruling admissibility statement made custodial questioning trial course considers whether evidence support conclusion whole course questioning express implied waiver established thus giving miranda warning police may interrogate suspect neither invoked waived miranda rights premises follows police required obtain waiver thompkins miranda rights commencing interrogation sum suspect received understood miranda warnings invoked miranda rights waives right remain silent making uncoerced statement police thompkins invoke right remain silent stop questioning understanding rights full waived right remain silent making voluntary statement police police moreover required obtain waiver thompkins right remain silent interrogating state decision rejecting thompkins miranda claim thus correct de novo review therefore necessarily reasonable deferential aedpa standard review see knowles slip state decision correct de novo review unreasonable aedpa iv second issue case whether thompkins counsel provided ineffective assistance failing request limiting instruction regarding jury consider outcome purifoy trial establish ineffective assistance counsel defendant must show deficient performance prejudice slip citing strickland establish prejudice defendant must show reasonable probability counsel unprofessional errors result proceeding different strickland assessing prejudice courts must consider totality evidence judge jury appeals however neglected take account evidence presented thompkins appeals determined state unreasonable found thompkins suffered prejudice failure defense counsel request instruction regarding purifoy earlier acquittal murder assault charges state rejected thompkins claim prejudiced evidence purifoy earlier conviction firearms offenses noting record disclose attempt argue conviction improper purpose app pet cert unclear prejudice standard state applied appeals ruled state used incorrect standard assessing prejudice strickland uestions prosecution purpose intent completely irrelevant analyzing whether error resulted prejudice definition concerns error effect upon outcome emphasis deleted even state used incorrect legal standard need determine whether aedpa deferential standard review applies situation cf williams taylor even aedpa deference apply thompkins show prejudice de novo review favorable standard review thompkins courts grant writs habeas corpus engaging de novo review unclear whether aedpa deference applies situations courts must resolve whether aedpa deference applies habeas petitioner may entitled writ habeas corpus courts however deny writs habeas corpus engaging de novo review unclear whether aedpa deference applies habeas petitioner entitled writ habeas corpus claim rejected de novo review see seems doubtful failure request instruction earlier acquittal conviction deficient representation assumption record thompkins show prejudice record establishes reasonably likely instruction made difference light evidence guilt surviving victim frederick france identified thompkins shooter identification supported photograph taken surveillance camera thompkins friend omar stephens testified thompkins confessed phone conversation details confession corroborated evidence thompkins stripped van abandoned shooting jury moreover capable assessing purifoy credibility instructed jury thompkins case concluded earlier jury purifoy case made mistake alternatively purifoy fact guilty crime charged ample evidence record support thompkins guilt either theory jury instructed weigh evidence determining whether guilt beyond reasonable doubt de novo review record thompkins show prejudice judgment appeals reversed case remanded instructions deny petition ordered mary berghuis warden petitioner van chester thompkins writ certiorari appeals sixth circuit june justice sotomayor justice stevens justice ginsburg justice breyer join dissenting concludes today criminal suspect waives right remain silent sitting tacit uncommunicative nearly three hours police interrogation utters responses also concludes suspect wishes guard right remain silent finding waiver must counterintuitively speak must sufficient precision satisfy rule construes ambiguity favor police propositions mark substantial retreat protection compelled miranda arizona long provided custodial interrogation broad rules announces today also troubling unnecessary decide case governed deferential standard review set forth antiterrorism effective death penalty act aedpa believe thompkins entitled relief aedpa ground statements admitted trial without prosecution carried burden show waived right remain silent longstanding principles judicial restraint counsel leaving another day questions law reaches decide answers questions result faithful application prior decisions respectfully dissent granted certiorari review judgment appeals sixth circuit held thompkins entitled habeas relief miranda strickland washington miranda claims thompkins argues first conduct custodial interrogation effectively invoked right remain silent requiring police cut questioning accordance miranda michigan mosley thompkins also contends statements case inadmissible prosecution failed meet heavy burden miranda proving knowingly intelligently waived right remain silent sixth circuit agreed thompkins waiver declined reach question invocation view even thompkins prevail invocation claim aedpa entitled relief waiver affirm judgment sixth circuit ground reach thompkins claim received constitutionally ineffective assistance counsel strength thompkins miranda claims depends large part circumstances interrogation end made inculpatory statements later introduced trial opinion downplays record evidence thompkins remained almost completely silent unresponsive throughout session one interrogating officers detective helgert testified although thompkins administered miranda warnings last read aloud thompkins expressly declined sign written acknowledgment advised understood rights conflicting evidence record whether thompkins ever verbally confirmed understanding record contains indication officers sought obtained express waiver interrogation helgert candidly characterized nearly monologue app thompkins eculiar ullen enerally quiet helgert partner talking thompkins verbally communicative argely remained silent extent thompkins gave response answers consisted word two know sometimes simply sat head hands looking sometimes look make response proceeding fashion approximately hours minutes helgert asked thompkins three questions relating faith god prosecution relied trial thompkins answers yes see thompkins nonresponsiveness particularly striking context officers interview strategy later explained conveying thompkins opportunity explain side story verybody else including efendants given version asking ho going speak speak yet helgert confirmed thing thompkins said relative involvement shooting occurred near end interview response questions god emphasis added responses helgert remember thompkins giving want chair sitting hard nevertheless michigan concluded record thompkins invoked right remain silent continued talk officer albeit sporadically voluntarily waived right app pet cert thompkins federal habeas petition governed aedpa federal may grant writ unless state adjudication merits claim issue contrary involved unreasonable application clearly established federal law determined based unreasonable determination facts light evidence presented state proceeding relevant clearly established federal law purposes begins landmark miranda decision force constitution protection compelled establishing procedural safeguards require police advise criminal suspects rights fifth fourteenth amendments commencing custodial interrogation florida powell slip quoting duckworth eagan miranda prescribed warnings police must administer prior questioning see ante miranda subsequent cases also require police respect accused decision exercise rights outlined warnings moran burbine individual indicates manner time prior questioning wishes remain silent wants attorney interrogation must cease even warnings administered suspect affirmatively invoked rights statements made custodial interrogation may admitted part prosecution case chief unless prosecution demonstrates individual knowingly intelligently waive rights accord ante heavy burden rests government demonstrate defendant knowingly intelligently waived privilege right retained appointed counsel miranda government must satisfy high standar proof waiver constitutional rights set forth johnson zerbst ibid question whether suspect validly waived right entirely distinct matter law whether invoked right smith illinois per curiam questions related however terms practical effect exercise suspect rights suspect may time revoke prior waiver rights closer facts case guard possibility future finding implicitly waived rights invoking rights thereby requiring police cease questioning accord ante ii like sixth circuit begin question whether thompkins waived right remain silent even thompkins invoke right entitled relief michigan satisfy burden establishing waiver miranda discussion prosecution burden proving waiver speaks particular clarity facts case therefore merits reproducing length interrogation continues without presence attorney statement taken heavy burden rests government demonstrate defendant knowingly intelligently waived privilege right retained appointed counsel since state responsible establishing isolated circumstances interrogation takes place means making available corroborated evidence warnings given incommunicado interrogation burden rightly shoulders express statement individual willing make statement want attorney followed closely statement constitute waiver valid waiver presumed simply silence accused warnings given simply fact confession fact eventually obtained miranda went describing facts likely satisfy prosecution burden establishing statements obtained lengthy interrogation whatever testimony authorities waiver rights accused fact lengthy interrogation incommunicado incarceration statement made strong evidence accused validly waive rights circumstances fact individual eventually made statement consistent conclusion compelling influence interrogation finally forced inconsistent notion voluntary relinquishment privilege decisions subsequent miranda emphasized prosecution heavy burden proving waiver see tague louisiana per curiam fare michael also reaffirmed may presume waiver suspect silence mere fact confession eventually obtained see north carolina butler even concluding miranda invariably require express waiver right silence right counsel butler made clear prosecution bears substantial burden establishing implied waiver federal bureau investigation obtained statements advising butler rights confirming understood presented written form butler told agents talk signing form made inculpatory statements later sought suppress ground expressly waived right counsel although reversed judgment concluding statements inadmissible quoted length portions miranda opinion reproduced cautioned even express written oral statement waiver right remain silent right counsel inevitably sufficient establish waiver emphasizing question whether defendant fact knowingly voluntarily waived rights delineated miranda case miranda observed unequivocally said mere silence enough stopped short butler announcing per se rule defendant silence coupled understanding rights course conduct indicating waiver may never support conclusion defendant waived rights reiterated courts must presume defendant waive rights prosecution burden great rarely precedents provide clearly established law closely point facts particular case together miranda butler establish must presume defendant waive right prosecution bears heavy burden attempting demonstrate waiver fact lengthy interrogation prior obtaining statements strong evidence finding valid waiver mere silence response questioning enough waiver may presumed simply fact confession fact eventually obtained miranda supra butler supra undisputed thompkins never expressly waived right remain silent refusal sign even acknowledgment understood miranda rights evinces anything intent waive rights cf plugh suspect refusal sign form constituted unequivocally negative answer question whether willing waive rights thompkins make inculpatory statements issue approximately hours minutes interrogation serves strong evidence waiver miranda butler expressly preclude possibility inculpatory statements sufficient establish waiver circumstances thompkins actions words preceding inculpatory statements simply evidence course conduct indicating waiver sufficient carry prosecution burden see butler supra although michigan stated thompkins sporadically participated interview app pet cert opinion record us silent subject matter context even single question thompkins purportedly responded exchange god statements respecting peppermint chair unlike butler thompkins made initial declaration akin talk see also case noting case might different record showed thompkins responded affirmatively invitation tell side story described particular question thompkins answered indeed michigan concede waiver occurred case thompkins responded yes questions god see tr oral arg believe objectively unreasonable clearly established precedents conclude prosecution met heavy burden proof record consisting three answers following hours minutes silence punctuated largely nonverbal responses unidentified questions perhaps prior miranda precedents clearly favor thompkins today goes beyond aedpa deferential standard review announces new general principle law new rule must emphasized unnecessary disposition case view michigan unreasonably apply miranda precedents denying thompkins relief simply say reverse sixth circuit judgment ground fundamental rule judicial restraint reach constitutional questions advance necessity deciding three affiliated tribes fort berthold reservation wold engineering consistent rule frequently declined address questions beyond necessary resolve case aedpa see tyler cain declining address question statement dictum light aedpa statutory constraints habeas review cf wiggins smith noting williams taylor made new law case us habeas review necessity exists justify broad announcement today concludes miranda warnings given understood accused uncoerced statement establishes implied waiver right remain silent ante broadly still general proposition law presume individual full understanding rights acts manner inconsistent exercise made deliberate choice relinquish protection rights afford ante principles flatly contradict longstanding views valid waiver presumed simply fact confession fact eventually obtained miranda courts must presume defendant waive rights butler indeed past summarily reversed decision inverted miranda antiwaiver presumption characterizing error readily apparent tague best today creates unworkable conflicting set presumptions undermine miranda goal providing concrete constitutional guidelines law enforcement agencies courts follow worst overrules sub silentio essential aspect protections miranda long provided constitutional guarantee conclusion thompkins inculpatory statements sufficient establish implied waiver ante finds support butler butler distinguished sufficient course conduct inculpatory statements reiterating miranda admonition valid waiver presumed simply fact confession fact eventually obtained butler supra quoting miranda supra michigan suggests butler silence advised right assistance lawyer combined remand state apply standard shows silence followed statements conduct brief petitioner quoting butler supra evidence implied waiver butler worlds apart evidence case butler unequivocally said talk read miranda warnings thompkins course made statement also relies heavily burbine characterizing scope prosecution burden proving waiver consistent burbine observes prosecution must prove waiver sense product free deliberate choice rather full awareness nature right abandoned consequences decision abandon ante quoting agree statement far goes omits however prosecution also bears antecedent burden showing fact either express waiver course conduct sufficiently clear support finding implied waiver nothing burbine even hints removing obligation question case rather whether suspect multiple express waivers rights invalid police misinformed inquiring attorney plans concerning suspect failed inform suspect attorney efforts reach see also colorado spring analysis burbine predicated existence today dilution prosecution burden proof bare fact suspect made inculpatory statements miranda warnings given understood takes unprecedented step away high standards proof waiver constitutional rights long demanded miranda supra cf brewer williams ourts indulge every reasonable presumption waiver zerbst waiver inferred custodial interrogation sound reasons require evidence beyond inculpatory statements miranda subsequent cases premised idea custodial interrogation inherently coercive see even without employing brutality degree specific strategems fact custodial interrogation exacts heavy toll individual liberty trades weakness individuals dickerson requiring proof course conduct beyond inculpatory statements critical ensuring statements voluntary admissions dubious product overborne today decision thus ignores important interests miranda safeguards underlying constitutional guarantee reflects many fundamental values noble aspirations society preference accusatorial rather inquisitorial system criminal justice fear statements elicited inhumane treatment abuses resulting distrust statements realization privilege sometimes shelter guilty often protection innocent withrow williams internal quotation marks omitted reasons observed criminal law system comes depend long run less reliable subject abuses system relying independent investigation ibid internal quotation marks omitted bracing possibility unreliable statements every instance interrogation miranda prophylactic rules serve fairness trial quoting johnson new jersey schneckloth bustamonte today decision bodes poorly fundamental principles miranda protects iii thompkins separately argues conduct interrogation invoked right remain silent requiring police terminate questioning like sixth circuit reach question thompkins case entitled relief waiver even thompkins prevail invocation claim aedpa deferential standard review agree much broader ruling suspect must clearly invoke right silence speaking taken together reformulation prosecution burden proof waiver today novel rule invocation invites police question suspect length notwithstanding persistent refusal answer questions hope eventually obtaining single inculpatory response suffice prove waiver rights result bears little semblance fully effective prophylaxis miranda requires thompkins claim relief aedpa rests clearly established federal law miranda mosley miranda concluded individual indicates manner time prior questioning wishes remain silent interrogation must cease ny statement taken person invokes privilege product compulsion subtle otherwise mosley said critical safeguard right remain silent suspect cut questioning quoting miranda supra thus admissibility statements obtained person custody decided remain silent depends miranda whether cut questioning honored thompkins contends refusing respond questions effectively invoked right remain silent police required terminate interrogation prior inculpatory statements michigan view thompkins prevail aedpa precedents previously established whether suspect ambiguous statements actions require police stop questioning held suspect right counsel present subject interrogation authorities counsel made available unless initiates communication exchanges conversations police maryland shatzer slip quoting edwards arizona notwithstanding miranda statement questioning suspect indicates manner wishes consult attorney davis established rule invoking right counsel suspect knowingly voluntarily waived miranda rights davis held police may continue questioning unless suspect clearly requests attorney emphasis added never decided whether davis rule applies invocation right silence michigan contends clearly established federal law prohibiting state requiring unambiguous invocation state decision objectively unreasonable confirmed michigan view number federal courts appeals applied davis invocation right silence brief petitioner aedpa deferential standard review indeed difficult conclude state application precedents objectively unreasonable although duration consistency thompkins refusal answer questions throughout interrogation provide substantial evidence support claim thompkins remain absolutely silent previously addressed whether suspect invoke right silence remaining uncooperative nearly silent hours minutes however eschews narrow ground decision instead extending davis hold police may continue questioning suspect unambiguously invokes right remain silent thompkins neither said wanted remain silent said want talk police concludes clearly invoke right silence ante disagree novel application davis neither rationale holding case compels today result davis involved right counsel right silence davis reasoned extending edwards rigid prophylactic rule ambiguous requests lawyer transform miranda irrational obstacl legitimate police investigative needlessly prevent ing police questioning suspect absence counsel even wish lawyer present davis supra miranda distinguished procedural safeguards triggered request remain silent request attorney mosley supra accord edwards supra mosley upheld admission statements police immediately stopped interrogating suspect invoked right silence reapproached delay obtained inculpatory responses relating different crime administering fresh miranda warnings different effects invoking rights consistent distinct standards invocation extent mosley contemplates flexible form prophylaxis edwards particular categorically bar police reapproaching suspect invoked right remain silent davis concern irrational police investigation applies less force addition suspect equivocal reference lawyer davis occurred given express oral written waivers rights davis holding explicitly predicated fact see therefore hold knowing voluntary waiver miranda rights law enforcement officers may continue questioning unless suspect clearly requests attorney ignores aspect davis well decisions numerous federal state courts declining apply rule suspect previously given express waiver mind appropriate standard addressing suspect ambiguous invocation right remain silent constraint mosley places questioning suspect invoked right suspect cut must honored see standard necessarily precautionary fact specific rule acknowledge statements conduct equivocal police may scrupulously honor suspect rights without terminating questioning instance suspect actions reasonably understood indicate willingness listen deciding whether respond statements actions particular suspect sits silent throughout prolonged interrogation long past point deciding whether respond reasonably understood invocation right remain silent circumstances scrupulous respect suspect rights require police terminate questioning sure standard provide police rule cf ante previously recognized mosley offer clear guidance police interrogation may continue suspect invokes rights see solem stumes see also shatzer thomas concurring part concurring judgment slip given police nearly years applied mosley standard questioning suspects invoked right remain silent cases time resolve statements actions suffice invoke right neither michigan solicitor general provided evidence case status quo proved unworkable see little reason believe today rule necessary ensure effective law enforcement davis rule also poor fit right silence advising suspect right remain silent unlikely convey must speak must particular fashion ensure right protected cf soffar cockrell en banc demoss dissenting world must individual exercise constitutional right remain silent beyond actually fact remaining silent contrast telling suspect right presence attorney afford attorney one appointed prior questioning desires miranda implies need speech exercise right davis requirement suspect must clearly reques attorney terminate questioning thus aligns suspect likely understanding miranda warnings way today rule suggests thompkins employed simple unambiguous means saying wanted remain silent want talk police ante miranda warnings give hint suspect use magic words little reason believe police ample incentives avoid invocation provide guidance conversely concern police face difficult decisions accused unclear intent suffer consequences ing wrong ante quoting davis misplaced suspect makes ambiguous statement engages conduct creates uncertainty intent invoke right police simply ask clarification see souter concurring judgment hardly unreasonable burden police ask suspect instance want talk us majority davis approved approach protecting suspects rights minimiz ing chance confession later suppressed given straightforward mechanism police scrupulously hono suspect right silence today rule seen accepting tolerable certainty poorly expressed requests remain silent disregarded opinion souter without countervailing benefit police may well prefer seek clarification ambiguous statement fear suspect invoke rights system justice founded fear suspect exercise rights exercise constitutional rights thwart effectiveness system law enforcement something wrong system burbine stevens dissenting quoting escobedo illinois asserts passing treating ambiguous statements acts invocation right silence serve miranda goals ante experience suggests contrary years since davis decided ample evidence accrued criminal suspects often use equivocal colloquial language attempting invoke right silence number lower courts erroneously view imposed requirement invocation right silence rejected ambiguous array statements whose meaning might otherwise thought minimum decisions suggest differentiating clear ambiguous statements often subjective inquiry even cited decisions tension davis admonition suspect need discrimination oxford invoke rights quoting opinion souter demonstrate today decision significantly burden exercise right silence notably suspect understands expressed wishes ignored contravention read interrogator may well see objection futile confession true way end interrogation reasons believe precautionary requirement police scrupulously hono suspect right cut questioning faithful application precedents awkward needless extension davis today decision turns miranda upside criminal suspects must unambiguously invoke right remain silent counterintuitively requires speak time suspects legally presumed waived rights even given clear expression intent results view find basis miranda subsequent cases inconsistent principles precedents grounded today broad new rules unfortunate unnecessary disposition case us respectfully dissent footnotes suppression hearing detective helgert testified reading thompkins warnings believe asked understood rights think got verbal answer app denying motion suppress trial relied factual premise later testimony trial helgert remembered encounter differently asked whether thompkins indicate understood warnings read helgert stated know orally asked question nevertheless michigan appeals stated thompkins verbally acknowledged understanding rights app pet cert cites colorado connelly proposition prosecution miranda burden establish waiver preponderance evidence ante connelly reject clear convincing evidence standard proof favor preponderance burden nothing connelly displaced core presumption finding waiver rights subsequently relied miranda characterization prosecution burden heavy see arizona roberson likely reflecting great weight prosecution burden proving implied waiver many contemporary police training resources instruct officers obtain waiver rights prior proceeding interrogation see inbau reid buckley jayne criminal interrogation confessions ed hereinafter inbau waiver given police may proceed interrogation zulawski wicklander practical aspects interview interrogation ed upon waiver th miranda rights suspect interrogation occur see also brief national association criminal defense lawyers et al amici curiae hereinafter nacdl brief collecting authorities although decisions controlling aedpa notable lower courts similarly required showing words conduct beyond inculpatory statements see wallace implied waiver warned suspect maintained silence perhap many ten minutes answering question mcdonald lucas implied waiver defendant refused sign waiver evidence words actions implying waiver except inculpatory statement generally courts found implied waiver warned suspect made incriminating statements part steady stream speech part conversation police warned suspect previously invoked right spontaneously recommences dialogue interviewers bui dipaolo citation internal quotation marks omitted see also smith implied waiver suspect immediately began talking agents refusing sign waiver form continued hour scarpa implied waiver warned suspect engaged conversation officers drive holding mosley right honored observed properly advised rights indicated understanding writing police immediately ceased interrogation mosley stated want discuss crime allowed interval two hours pass reapproaching mosley another location unrelated crime mosley readministered full complete miranda warnings outset second interrogation full fair opportunity exercise th se options also ignores second available avenue avoid reaching constitutional question sixth circuit declined decide thompkins invocation claim remand permit lower address question first instance cf cutter wilkinson see plugh davis provides guidance defendant makes claim subsequently invoked previously waived fifth amendment rights rodriguez davis rule applies police already obtained unambiguous unequivocal waiver miranda rights state tuttle sd state holloway state leyva utah indeed rule appears reflect widespread contemporary police practice thompkins amici collect range training materials instruct police engage prolonged interrogation suspect failed respond initial questioning see nacdl brief one widely used police manual example teaches suspect indicates even silence unwillingness answer questions obviously exercised constitutional privilege inbau see sherrod suspect statement going talk nothin ambiguous much taunt even provocation invocation right remain silent burket angelone upholding aedpa review state conclusion think say clear request remain silent state jackson ohio finding ambiguous even like talking man told happened man mean even want know saying discuss state speed finding ambiguous nd since getting anywhere ask guys go ahead get go ahead lock let go deal sedgwick county ready go sedgwick county let state markwardt wi app put jail get want sit anymore alright enough ambiguous construed part suspect interrogator state deen pp la app implying done wish say like done cause ridiculous wish wish answer ambiguous conditioned officer implication suspect committed specific assault courts also construed statements expressing desire remain silent particular subject see people silva cal really want talk conveyed unwillingness discuss certain subjects see generally strauss sounds silence reconsidering invocation right remain silent miranda wm mary bill rights surveying cases