No. 20-6728

Jarvis O'Neil Adams v. Georgia Office of the Governor, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment arrest civil-rights criminal-procedure law-enforcement narcotics officer-opinion probable-cause search-and-seizure seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment FifthAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether probable cause can be established solely on officer's opinion of narcotics smell

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Whether probable cause pursuant to the 4° Amendment can be established solely upon an officer's opinion of smelling narcotics. 2. Whether seizure pursuant to the 4" Amendment and arrest are | synonymous or must a citizen be taken to jail and charged with something for an arrest to occur. 3. Whether confiscating a citizen's personal property during a stop that does not result in a crime being committed nor the citizen being charged with anything violates the citizens 4"" and 5" Amendment rights. 4. Whether the immunities and privileges in the cited cases are applicable in plaintiff's case. | B. PARTIES INVOLVED CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS Bradley, Stephen A Greene County District Attorney Mauldin, Allison T Greene County District Attorney Office of Greene County Sherriff Defendant-Appellee . Office of the Governor Defendant-Appellee Officer John Doe Defendant-Appellee . Officer Paquette Defendant-Appellee Peters, William Counsel for Defendant-Appellee Prior, William A | Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Judge Royal, C Ashley Senior U.S. District Court Judge STATE OF GEORGIA Corporation | Xm

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent GA Office of the Governor to respond filed.
2020-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2021)

Attorneys

GA Office of the Governor
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent
Andrew Alan PinsonOffice of the Georgia Attorney General, Respondent
Jarvis O'Neil Adams
Jarvis O'Neil Adams — Petitioner
Jarvis O'Neil Adams — Petitioner