No. 21-5228

Dwayne Sheckles v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 4th-amendment criminal-procedure drug-crimes drug-dealing evidence-seizure home-invasion probable-cause residential-searches search-warrant search-warrants
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-12-10 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a person's status as a suspected drug dealer, alone, provides probable cause to allow for a warrant to be issued for that person's residence

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Search warrants are directed at places, not people. To obtain a warrant to enter a person’s home, there must be probable cause that evidence of a crime will be found in the home. Does a person’s status as a suspected drug dealer, alone, provide probable cause to allow for a warrant to be issued for that’s person’s residence? ii RELATED CASES Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 14(1)(b)Gii), Petitioner submits the following cases ; which are directly related to this Petition: none iii

Docket Entries

2021-12-13
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
2021-11-19
Reply of petitioner Dwayne Sheckles filed.
2021-11-08
Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
2021-10-12
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including November 8, 2021.
2021-10-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 22, 2021 to November 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-09-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 22, 2021.
2021-09-10
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 22, 2021 to October 22, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-08-23
Response Requested. (Due September 22, 2021)
2021-08-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-08-10
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-07-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 27, 2021)

Attorneys

Dwayne Sheckles
Kevin Michael SchadOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
Kevin Michael SchadOffice of the Federal Public Defender, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent