No. 19-7605

Vincent Kane v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2020-02-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment abandonment abandonment-doctrine cell-phone-privacy cell-phones fourth-amendment intent-to-reclaim password-protected property-rights public-place reasonable-expectation search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment Privacy Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2020-05-21 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the doctrine of abandonment applies to password protected cell phones found in a public place?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. WHETHER THE DOCTRINE OF ABANDONMENT APPLIES TO PASSWORD PROTECTED CELL PHONES FOUND IN A PUBLIC PLACE? TI. WHETHER THE DOCTRINE OF ABANDONMENT APPLIES TO A PASSWORD PROTECTED CELL PHONE LEFT IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM WHERE, AS HERE, THE EVIDENCE PROVES THE PETITIONER INTENDED TO COME BACK AND CLAIM THE CELL PHONE?

Docket Entries

2020-05-26
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-05-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/21/2020.
2020-04-23
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-04-06
Petition DENIED.
2020-03-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/3/2020.
2020-03-11
Reply of petitioner Vincent Kane filed.
2020-03-09
Brief of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in opposition filed.
2020-02-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2020)

Attorneys

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
A. Sheldon KovachDelaware County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Vincent Kane
Cheryl J. SturmAttorney at Law, Petitioner