No. 19-6602
Carey Ackies, aka Boyd v. United States
Tags: 4th-amendment cell-phone cell-phone-tracking criminal-procedure direct-review drug-offense first-step-act law-enforcement-surveillance location-tracking search-and-seizure sentencing-thresholds surveillance
Key Terms:
Privacy
Privacy
Latest Conference:
2019-12-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a cell phone is a 'tracking device' under 18 U.S.C. § 3117(b)
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Whether a cell phone, when used by law enforcement to obtain “precise location information,” is a “tracking device” under 18 U.S.C. § 31170). II. Whether the First Step Act’s change of the threshold necessary in order for a prior conviction to count for purposes of the repeat offender mandatory minimum from a prior “felony drug offense” to a prior “serious drug felony” in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) applies to defendants who were sentenced prior to its enactment but whose cases remain pending on direct review. (i)
Docket Entries
2019-12-16
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-11-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-11-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)
2019-08-30
Application (19A234) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until November 11, 2019.
2019-08-28
Application (19A234) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 12, 2019 to November 11, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer.
Attorneys
Carey Ackies aka Boyd
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner
Jeffrey T. Green — Sidley Austin, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent