No. 19-7605
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
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 Kovach — Delaware County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Vincent Kane
Cheryl J. Sturm — Attorney at Law, Petitioner