No. 20-1027

Joshua Coleman v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2021-01-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: dog-sniff fourth-amendment probable-cause reasonable-suspicion traffic-stop unreasonable-seizure unreasonable-seizures
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-03-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable seizures tolerate a dog sniff which prolongs a stop, which occurs after all purposes for the initial stop have concluded without citation, and which occurs in the absence of reasonable suspicion or probable cause?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW A traffic stop can be “unlawful if it is prolonged beyond the time reasonably required to complete the mission of issuing a traffic ticket.” Illinois v. Caballes, 543 U.S. 405, 125 S.Ct. 834, 160 L.Ed. 842 (2005). Even a de minimis detention to conduct on-scene investigation into other crimes, including a dog sniff, can violate the Fourth Amendment. Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. 348, 135 S.Ct. 1609, 191 L.Ed.2d 492 (2015). Thus, the question becomes: Does the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable seizures tolerate a dog sniff which prolongs a stop, which occurs after all purposes for the initial stop have concluded without citation, and which occurs in the absence of reasonable suspicion or probable cause?

Docket Entries

2021-03-29
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/26/2021.
2021-03-01
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2021-01-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Joshua Coleman
Mark David PlaisancePlaisance Law LLC, Petitioner
Louisiana
Elizabeth Baker MurrillOffice of the Attorney General, Respondent