No. 18-5667

Matthew Desmond Browne v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: anonymous-tip civil-rights criminal-procedure fourth-amendment law-enforcement-procedure location-prediction probable-cause reasonable-suspicion vehicle-identification vehicle-search warrantless-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Fourth Amendment violated when a warrantless seizure is carried out based on an anonymous tip that correctly identifies a vehicle and a driver's first name but incorrectly predicts the location of the vehicle by ninety miles and one to two days?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Is the Fourth Amendment violated when a warrantless seizure is carried out based on an anonymous tip that correctly identifies a vehicle and a driver’s first name but incorrectly predicts the location of the vehicle by ninety miles and one to two days? 11

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-08-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 19, 2018)

Attorneys

Matthew Desmond Browne
John Palmer RhodesFederal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
John Palmer RhodesFederal Defenders of Montana, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent