No. 19-5444

Andrew Blake Moorehead v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-08-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment criminal-procedure exclusionary-rule fourth-amendment good-faith-exception jurisdiction jurisdiction-limitation network-investigative-technique void-ab-initio warrant warrant-validity
Key Terms:
CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a warrant is void ab initio, does the Good-Faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . . 4. When a warrant is void ab initio, does the Good-Faith exception to the exclusionary rulé apply? ; : 2. Does a Network Investigative Technique (NIT) warrant violate Federal Crim. P. 44(b) and'28 U.S‘C. 636(a)? * 3. Does a Network Investigative Technique (NIT) warrant violate an American citizen's Fourth Amendment right? 4. When a magistrate judge issues a warrant out of jurisdiction, does the Good-Faith exception to the exclusionary rule apply to a warrant that is void ab initio? , 5. Was it objectively reasonable for the government to seek and rely upon a warrant to search computers nationwide under a rule that only permitted magistrate judges to authorize searches within their own districts? :

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 5, 2019)

Attorneys

Andrew B. Moorehead
Andrew B. Moorehead — Petitioner
Andrew B. Moorehead — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent