No. 18-8054

Michael Kenneth Young v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment crack-cocaine-seizure criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-joinder fair-trial firearm-seizure fourth-amendment joinder motion-to-suppress probable-cause search-and-seizure severance traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals err in upholding the denial of Petitioner Michael Young's motion to sever his unrelated charges arising out of four distinct arrests?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals err in upholding the denial of Petitioner Michael Young’s motion to sever his unrelated charges arising out of four distinct arrests? 2. Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals err in affirming the District Court’s denial of Petitioner Michael Young’s motion to suppress a firearm and 3.5 grams of crack cocaine seized in an April 2014 traffic stop that was made by an officer who did not witness the alleged traffic violation and where officers extended the stop in order to search the vehicle in which Petitioner Michael Young was a passenger? 8. Did the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals err in affirming the District Court’s denial of Michael Young’s motion to suppress a firearm seized in a November 2014 traffic stop that was extended well beyond the time period necessary for an alleged speeding violation of a vehicle in which Michael Young was a passenger? i

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-02-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael Young
William Michael DuncanAustin & Rogers, P.A., Petitioner
William Michael DuncanAustin & Rogers, P.A., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent