No. 18-8873
Tracy Devon Thomas v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment criminal-evidence evidence judicial-standard law-enforcement perpetrator probable-cause search-warrant shooting standing vehicle-rental
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference:
2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Can the common-sense standard of probable cause be so reduced as to allow a search warrant to be issued on the basis that a person rented a vehicle that was subsequently used in a shooting, when other evidence points to a different perpetrator?
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Can the common-sense standard of probable cause be so reduced as to allow a search warrant to be issued on the basis that a person rented a vehicle that was subsequently used in a shooting, when other evidence points to a different perpetrator? 1 LIST OF ALL PARTIES The caption of the case in this Court contains the names of all parties (petitioners and the United States). ii
Docket Entries
2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2019-04-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 17, 2019)
Attorneys
Tracy Thomas
Karen L. Landau — Law Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C., Petitioner
Karen L. Landau — Law Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent