No. 19-5280

Charles D. Tuttoilmondo, Jr. v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2019-07-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment administrative-law administrative-search border-patrol checkpoint-search civil-rights commercial-vehicles constitutional-reasonableness criminal-procedure drug-interdiction fourth-amendment roving-patrol search-and-seizure special-needs-doctrine
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Texas' use of commercial motor vehicle inspectors combined with a roving drug interdiction task force unconstitutionally and unreasonably abuse the doctrinal gap between the 'special needs' exception to Brignoni-Ponce's roving patrol doctrine and City of Indianapolis v Edmond's restrictions on programmatic purpose for checkpoints?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does Texas’ use of commercial motor vehicle inspectors combined with a roving drug interdiction task force unconstitutionally and unreasonably abuse the doctrinal gap between the “special needs” exception to Brignoni-Ponce’s roving patrol doctrine and City of Indianapolis v Edmond’s restrictions on programmatic purpose for checkpoints? i

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-19
Brief of respondent The State of Texas in opposition filed.
2019-07-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Charles D. Tuttolimondo Jr.
Oscar Osmar PenaOscar O. Pena Law, PLLC, Petitioner
Oscar Osmar PenaOscar O. Pena Law, PLLC, Petitioner
The State of Texas
David Lawrence Reuthinger Jr.District Attorney, 49th Judicial District of Texas, Respondent
David Lawrence Reuthinger Jr.District Attorney, 49th Judicial District of Texas, Respondent