No. 21-6600

Willis Wheeler v. United States

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-split fourth-amendment key-insertion law-enforcement multi-unit-dwelling privacy probable-cause reasonable-expectation search warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a law enforcement officer's warrantless insertion of keys into a locked apartment door, within a secured multi-unit dwelling, to gain information that was unavailable to the naked eye is an unreasonable search

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: Whether a law enforcement officer’s warrantless insertion of keys into a locked apartment door, within a secured multi-unit dwelling, to gain information that was unavailable to the naked eye is an unreasonable search. II. Whether the Third Circuit’s rule limiting parties to the precise arguments raised in the district court directly conflicts with this Court’s traditional rule that parties are not limited to the precise arguments made below but can make any argument in support of a claim that was properly presented. i

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2022)

Attorneys

United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Willis Wheeler
Renee Domenique PietropaoloFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner