No. 18-924

Michael Antonio Bullock v. North Carolina

Lower Court: North Carolina
Docketed: 2019-01-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-limits due-process fourth-amendment mission-scope police-conduct police-investigation reasonable-duration rodriguez-v-united-states traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-02-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether any activities unrelated to the mission of a traffic stop inherently prolong it, and what activities fall within the mission of a stop?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Under Rodriguez v. United States, 135 8. Ct. 1609 (2015), a police officer may not prolong a traffic stop beyond the time required to complete the mission of the stop to engage in unrelated investigations. Do any activities unrelated to the mission of the stop inherently prolong it, and what activities fall within the mission of a stop?

Docket Entries

2019-02-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/22/2019.
2019-01-31
Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
2019-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 15, 2019)
2018-11-05
Application (18A477) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 11, 2019.
2018-11-01
Application (18A477) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2018 to January 11, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Michael Antonio Bullock
Sarah M. ShalfEmory University School of Law, Petitioner
Sarah M. ShalfEmory University School of Law, Petitioner
North Carolina
Derrick Charles MertzNorth Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent
Derrick Charles MertzNorth Carolina Department of Justice, Respondent