No. 21-5487

Norman Michael Achin v. Virginia

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2021-08-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 4th-amendment 6th-amendment due-process electronic-surveillance fourth-amendment impersonation law-enforcement-conduct privacy privacy-rights warrant-requirement
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess FirstAmendment CriminalProcedure Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does intercepting private electronic messages and cell phone communications without a warrant by impersonating another adult or by impersonating an imaginary person violate 18 U.S.C. § 2511 and a U.S. citizen's First, Fourth, and Sixth Amendment Rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented 1. Does intercepting private electronic messages and cell phone communications without a warrant by impersonating another adult or by impersonating an imaginary person violate 18 U.S.C. § 2511 anda U.S. citizen’s First, Fourth, and Sixth Amendment Rights? 2. How can a defendant’s Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment right to due process and Sixth Amendment right to confront your accuser, be guaranteed when police deploy an imaginary person to be the victim, without a warrant? 3. Was Achin the architect of the crime or were the police engaged in outrageous police conduct, violating Achin’s Fifth and Fourteen Amendment liberty right to date someone without government interference or surveillance? . ii II. List of Proceedings ¢ Preliminary Hearing. One charge was dismissed and one charge was certified to go forward to the grand jury. General District Court of Fairfax County, GC18152110-00, GC1815211100. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Norman Michael Achin. October 17, 2018. ¢ Hearing on the Motion to Suppress Evidence. Motion denied, Circuit Court of F airfax County, FE-2018-0001497. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Norman Michael Achin. March 15, 2019, ¢ Bench Trial where Mr. Achin was found guilty. Circuit Court of Fairfax County. FE-20180001497. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Norman Michael Achin. May 20-21, 2019. e Motion to Set Aside the Verdict and the Sentencing Hearing. Circuit Court of Fairfax County, FE-2018-0001497. Commonwealth of Virginia v. Norman Michael Achin. November 15, 2019. ¢ Oral Arguments Requesting a Writ. Court of Appeals of Virginia. Record No. 1950-19-4, Circuit Court No. FE-2018-0001497. Noman Michael Achin v. Commonwealth of Virginia. June 10, 2020. iti

Docket Entries

2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-08-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 27, 2021)

Attorneys

Norman Michael Achin
Norman Michael Achin — Petitioner