Joaquin Gonzales v. California
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Did a detective's warrantless search of an ALPR database for images and locations of Petitioner's license plate violate petitioner's Fourth Amendment reasonable expectation of privacy in the record of his physical movements?
Question Presented is: Did a detective’s warrantless search of an ALPR database for images and locations of Petitioner’s license plate violate petitioner’s Fourth Amendment reasonable expectation of privacy in the record of his physical movements? [The Second Question] In Chapman v. California, 386 U.S. 18, 23 (1967) the Court stated that when deciding whether the erroneous admission of evidence is harmless error, “[t]he question is whether there is a reasonable possibility that the evidence complained of might have contributed to the conviction.” The Second Question Presented is: Did the California Court of Appeal apply a standard below the one adopted by this Court in Chapman when it concluded that any constitutional error in admitting the ALPR evidence to show what license plates were on Petitioner’s car at the time of an alleged shooting was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, because there was “other evidence” to establish what plates were on Petitioner’s car?