No. 19-6602

Carey Ackies, aka Boyd v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
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
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. GreenSidley Austin, Petitioner
Jeffrey T. GreenSidley Austin, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent