No. 21-975

Idaho v. Aaron James Howard

Lower Court: Idaho
Docketed: 2022-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedRelisted (2)
Tags: dog fourth-amendment law-enforcement narcotics-detection probable-cause search search-and-seizure seizure vehicle vehicle-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When officers lawfully deploy a narcotics-detection dog on the exterior of a vehicle and, without any direction, prompting, or facilitation by officers, the dog briefly touches the vehicle or places its snout through an open window, does the dog's conduct constitute a Fourth Amendment search by officers?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW The question presented is: When officers lawfully deploy a narcotics-detection dog on the exterior of a vehicle and, without any direction, prompting, or facilitation by officers, the dog briefly touches the vehicle or places its snout through an open window, does the dog’s conduct constitute a Fourth Amendment search by officers?

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-16
Reply of petitioner Idaho filed. (Distributed)
2022-06-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-13
Brief of respondent Aaron James Howard in opposition filed.
2022-06-13
Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Aaron James Howard.
2022-04-11
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 17, 2022.
2022-04-08
Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 18, 2022 to June 17, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-03-17
Response Requested. (Due April 18, 2022)
2022-02-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Aaron James Howard
Eric Don Fredericksenldaho State Appellate Public Defender, Respondent
Eric Don Fredericksenldaho State Appellate Public Defender, Respondent
Idaho
Kenneth K. JorgensenOffice of the Attorney General, State of Idaho, Petitioner
Kenneth K. JorgensenOffice of the Attorney General, State of Idaho, Petitioner