No. 21-287

Benjamin Caleb Trott v. Maryland

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2021-08-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: anonymous-tip drunk-driving fourth-amendment reasonable-suspicion terry-stop vehicle-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Amendment permits balancing drunk-driving risk against stop intrusiveness

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether or under what circumstances the Fourth Amendment permits courts to balance the risk of harm posed by drunk driving against the intrusiveness of a vehicle stop when determining whether a Terry stop based on an anonymous tip is supported by reasonable suspicion. 2. Whether the Terry stop in this case, which was based on an anonymous and conclusory tip of an “intoxicated driver,” was supported by reasonable suspicion. ii STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-13
Waiver of right of respondent Maryland to respond filed.
2021-09-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-30
Waiver of right of respondent State of Maryland to respond filed.
2021-08-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 27, 2021)

Attorneys

Benjamin Caleb Trott
Jeffrey Mark RossOffice of the Public Defender, Petitioner
Jeffrey Mark RossOffice of the Public Defender, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent