No. 19-6603

Dijon Rasheed Brown v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment anticipatory-warrant controlled-delivery drug-possession fourth-amendment jury-selection probable-cause search-and-seizure standing
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Amendment tolerates the mere placing of a package containing drugs on a person's property, then executing the warrant when any person takes possession of that package

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 4 The Eighth Circuit Court Of Appeals does not require’ that the conditions , 4 governing an anticipatory warrant be explicit, clear, and narrowly drawn. ; | Does the Fourth Amendment; of the U.S Constitution tolerate the mere placing 4 ~ of a-package containing drugs on a person's property, then. executing the : d warrant when any person takes possession.of that package? . . ; j | In this case 0% of the 57 petit jurors selected.for duty were African-American. od Does the law require petit jurors be selected from a fair cross section of the | community? 4 + oe . a . CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVED : Fourth Amendment Unreasonable searches and seizures. , The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, ; . papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall ; not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, , supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. © . Sixth Amendment Rights of accused. : In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right _ to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and . district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of : the nature and cause of the accusations; to be confronted with the . witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining ; witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his : defence. 28 U.S.C. § 1861 Declaration of policy. It is the policy of the United States that all litigants in Federal courts entitled to trial by jury shall have the right to grand and petit juries selected at random from a fair cross section of the community in the district or division wherein the court convenes. It is further the policy of the United States that.all citizens shall have the opportunity to be considered for service on grand and petit juries in the district ; courts of the United States, and shall have an obligation to serve as jurors when summoned for that purpose. , . ; 3

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)

Attorneys

Dijon R. Brown
Dijon Rasheed Brown — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent