Carlos Miguel Concepcion-Guliam v. United States
Privacy
Whether the Fourth Amendment permits law enforcement to detain and arrest an individual without observing any criminal conduct, based solely on an assumption of criminal activity
QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Agents had served a search warrant on a self-storage location where narcotics were located. Carlos Concepcion-Guliam was observed in the same location but was not associated with the self-storage locker. The Agents detained and arrested Concepcion-Guliam without observing him commit an offense. The First Circuit affirmed. With this brief explanation, the following question is presented: Should a writ of certiorari be granted to clarify whether an exception to the Fourth Amendment can be applied randomly or if law enforcement officers need more than mere assumption of the defendant's offense, even if no offense was observed at the time of the detention il