No. 20-6813

Manuel Diaz v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 4th-amendment 5th-amendment child-pornography circuit-split fourth-amendment probable-cause search-warrant warrantless-arrest
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-02-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an officer has probable cause to obtain a search warrant or to make a warrantless arrest for the offense of possession of child pornography based on a report that a person possessed images of nude minors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an officer has probable cause to obtain a search warrant or to make a warrantless arrest for the offense of possession of child pornography based on a report that a person possessed images of nude minors. i

Docket Entries

2021-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/19/2021.
2021-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-01-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Manuel Diaz
Kathryn ShephardFederal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent