No. 19-7522

Dedrick Matthews v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2020-01-31
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: and whether the admission of blood test results w birchfield-precedent birchfield-v-north-dakota causation causation-analysis criminal-procedure fourth-amendment probable-cause search-and-seizure vehicular-homicide vehicular-negligence
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was defendant's conduct a substantial factor in causing the victim's death or serious bodily injury, when the accident would have occurred without it?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Was defendant's conduct a substantial factor in causing the victim's death or serious bodily injury, when the accident would have occurred without it? (2) Whether defendant maybe convicted under the vehicular homicide and first vehicular negligence injury, when the accident would have occurred irrespective of his conduct or negligence? (3) Was the admission of the blood test results obtained without a consent or search warrant in violation of defendant's Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures, under Birchfield v North Dakota, 136 S.Ct.2160,195 L.Ed. 2D 560, 84 USLW 4493, 14 Cal. Daily Op. Serv, 6499

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-11
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2019-11-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Dedrick Matthews
Dedrick Matthews — Petitioner
Dedrick Matthews — Petitioner
Louisiana
Dale R. LeeDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent
Dale R. LeeDistrict Attorney's Office, Respondent