No. 18-667

Lonnie Charles Williams, III v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2018-11-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: driving-while-intoxicated drug-detection fourth-amendment intoxication-signs law-enforcement odor-of-alcohol probable-cause reasonable-suspicion search-and-seizure traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment can exist in a driving while intoxicated context when officers do not detect the odor of alcohol, the driver makes no admission to alcohol consumption, officers detect no signs of drugs, and the driver does not appear intoxicated

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment can exist in a driving while intoxicated context when officers do not detect the odor of alcohol, the driver makes no admission to _ alcohol consumption, officers detect no signs of drugs, and the driver does not appear intoxicated.

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-27
Waiver of right of respondent State of Texas to respond filed.
2018-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2018)

Attorneys

Lonnie Williams
James Christopher AbelAbel Law Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
State of Texas
Brendan HydeDenton County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Respondent