No. 21-7681

Oniel McKenzie v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2022-04-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: canine-sniff curtilage fourth-amendment law-enforcement privacy-interest privacy-interests search search-and-seizure storage-unit
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-05-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a warrantless canine sniff of the exterior of a private storage unit to detect contraband inside the unit constitutes a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a warrantless canine sniff of the exterior of a private storage unit to detect contraband inside the unit constitutes a search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. i

Docket Entries

2022-05-31
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
2022-05-09
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2022-04-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 23, 2022)
2022-03-04
Application (21A469) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until April 20, 2022.
2022-03-02
Application (21A469) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 15, 2022 to April 20, 2022, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

Oniel McKenzie
Brian SpearsSpears Manning & Martini LLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent