No. 18-8873

Tracy Devon Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment criminal-evidence evidence judicial-standard law-enforcement perpetrator probable-cause search-warrant shooting standing vehicle-rental
Key Terms:
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. LandauLaw Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C., Petitioner
Karen L. LandauLaw Office of Karen L. Landau, P.C., Petitioner
United States of America
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent