No. 18-5414

Keith William Deichert v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: criminal-procedure exclusionary-rule fourth-amendment good-faith good-faith-exception jurisdiction objective-reasonableness rule-41 search-warrant void-ab-initio
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a search warrant that is issued by a judge without jurisdiction, rendering the warrant void ab initio?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : I. Does the good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a search warrant that is issued by a judge without jurisdiction, rendering the warrant void ab initio? IL. Is it objectively reasonable under the Fourth Amendment for law enforcement agents to rely on a warrant to search computers located across the country, where the warrant was issued pursuant to a Rule of Federal Criminal Procedure that only allows magistrate judges to authorize searches within the judge’s district?

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-07-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2018)

Attorneys

Keith William Deichert
Joseph E. Zeszotarski Jr.Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC, Petitioner
Joseph E. Zeszotarski Jr.Gammon, Howard & Zeszotarski, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent