No. 18-1577

Pennsylvania v. Edward Adams

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2019-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (3)
Tags: 4th-amendment 4th-amendment-law civil-rights conflict-with-other-jurisdictions fourth-amendment investigative-detention law-enforcement-encounter pennsylvania-supreme-court probable-cause reasonable-suspicion seizure terry-stop traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-04-17 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court erred in finding that Adams was subjected to an unreasonable seizure in violation of the 4th Amendment

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED The issue in this case is based upon an encounter between Adams and an officer that occurred at approximately 3:00 a.m. while Adams was sitting in his parked car in a dimly lit area behind two closed businesses. Prior to that encounter, the officer watched Adams drive his car behind two closed businesses and, after Adams failed to reemerge, the officer drove his patrol vehicle behind the businesses, parked, and approached Adams’ parked vehicle on foot to inquire about why Adams was parked behind two closed businesses at that early hour. At some point during the encounter, the officer noticed signs of impairment and Adams was arrested for driving under the influence. The focus of this petition is the time before the officer noticed Adams’ impairment and the issues in the petition concern whether Adams was unreasonably seized and whether the officer had reasonable suspicion. The question presented is whether’ the Pennsylvania Supreme Court erred in finding that Adams was subjected to an unreasonable seizure in violation of the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution? i

Docket Entries

2020-04-20
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2020-04-20
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2020.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-04
Brief of respondent Edward Adams in opposition filed.
2019-11-04
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Edward Adams.
2019-09-09
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 4, 2019.
2019-09-05
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 3, 2019 to November 4, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-09-03
Response Requested. (Due October 3, 2019)
2019-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent Edward Adams to respond filed.
2019-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Keaton CarrOffice of the District Attorney of Allegheny County, Petitioner
Keaton CarrOffice of the District Attorney of Allegheny County, Petitioner
Edward Adams
Robert E. MielnickiRobert E. Mielnicki, Esquire, Respondent
Robert E. MielnickiRobert E. Mielnicki, Esquire, Respondent