No. 20-6149

Jose Sanchez v. United States

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights due-process fourth-amendment law-enforcement probable-cause search-and-seizure traffic-stop unreasonable-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an unlawful search of a vehicle performed by law enforcement after an improperly conducted dog sniff constitutes an unreasonable extension of the traffic stop

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW When an improperly performed drug-dog sniff of a vehicle fails to provide probable cause to search for contraband, but law enforcement officers search the vehicle anyway, does the unlawful search constitute an unreasonable extension of the traffic stop? ii

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-04
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2020-10-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Jose Sanchez
Christopher Aaron HoltOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Christopher Aaron HoltOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States of America
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent