No. 21-532

Jacob Matthew Johnson v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2021-10-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2)Response Waived
Tags: calls-for-service criminal-activity fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-jurisprudence law-enforcement reasonable-suspicion warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-12-03
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether three or four unadorned 'calls for service' to an area can constitute a specific and articulable fact significantly associating said area with criminal activity, support an officer's reasonable suspicion of those found therein, and justify a warrantless search and seizure despite the plain text of the Fourth Amendment and 'no indication that the person was engaged in criminal activity other than sitting there in the dark'

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Can three or four unadorned “calls for service” to an area (1) constitute a specific and articulable fact significantly associating said area with criminal activity, (2) support an officer’s reasonable suspicion of those found therein, and (8) justify a warrantless search and seizure despite the plain text of the Fourth Amendment and “no indication that the person was engaged in criminal activity other than sitting there in the dark”?

Docket Entries

2021-12-06
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021.
2021-11-11
Brief amici curiae of Harris County Public Defender's Office and Defense Attorneys filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-11
Brief amici curiae of National Association for Public Defense and Restoring Justice filed. (Distributed)
2021-11-10
Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
2021-10-15
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jacob Johnson
2021-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 12, 2021)

Attorneys

Harris County Public Defender's Office
Alexander BuninHarris County Public Defender's Office, Amicus
Jacob Johnson
William Pieratt DemondDemond Law, PLLC, Petitioner
National Association for Public Defense and Restoring Justice
Andrew Benjamin BenderThe Bender Law Firm PLLC, Amicus
Texas
Trey David PicardBrazoria County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Respondent