No. 18-764

Oscar Henry Steinmetz v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2018-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights consent consent-search constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process fourth-amendment law-enforcement probable-cause search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment FifthAmendment DueProcess Takings CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-01-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the law regarding searches, seizures, and consent need clarification for proper guidance and application?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Does the law regarding searches, seizures, and consent need clarification for proper guidance and application? 2. Should a law enforcement officer be required to notify a suspect of his or her rights under the Fourth Amendment before requesting the suspect’s consent to search? i

Docket Entries

2019-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2019-01-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
2018-12-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2018-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 14, 2019)
Petition

Attorneys

Oscar Steinmetz
Philip Greer Scanlon — Taaffe & Associates, LLC, Petitioner
Philip Greer Scanlon — Taaffe & Associates, LLC, Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent