No. 18-9305
Joshua Chapman-Sexton v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-pornography exclusionary-rule fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-search-and-seizure inevitable-discovery probable-cause search-warrant warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the inevitable discovery exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule applies
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED I. Whether the inevitable discovery exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule applies to a warrantless search of a flash drive finding child pornography, where, without the illegal search, the officer himself (1) doubted that he had probable cause to perform the search, (2) admitted that a search warrant would likely not have been issued, and that (3) the flash drive would have been returned to the suspect without search or incident. i
Docket Entries
2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-05-22
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)
Attorneys
Joshua Chapman-Sexton
Steven Douglas Jaeger — The Jaeger Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
Steven Douglas Jaeger — The Jaeger Firm, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent