No. 21-287
Benjamin Caleb Trott v. Maryland
Response Waived
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
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 Ross — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner
Jeffrey Mark Ross — Office of the Public Defender, Petitioner
State of Maryland
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent
Brian H. Fletcher — Acting Solicitor General, Respondent