No. 23-499

Jesus Leonardo Esquivel-Carrizales v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: 4th-amendment companion-suspicion criminal-activity drug-crime fourth-amendment investigative-stop law-enforcement probable-cause reasonable-suspicion traffic-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-12-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an investigative stop under the Fourth Amendment is reasonable based solely on an individual's interaction with a suspected criminal companion

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED While out shopping five days before Christmas, Petitioner had a brief interaction in the public parking lot of a shopping center with a man agents suspected was involved in drug trafficking. After Petitioner left the parking lot, a police officer stopped Petitioner for a purported traffic violation but never conducted a records check or issued a ticket. The Fifth Circuit held the stop was lawful because police had reasonable suspicion of a drug crime—suspicion based entirely on Petitioner’s single interaction with another suspect. The question presented is, for purposes of an investigative stop under the Fourth Amendment, is it reasonable for an officer to suspect an individual of criminal activity based solely on the actions of a companion? @)

Docket Entries

2023-12-11
Petition DENIED.
2023-11-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
2023-11-16
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-11-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Jesus Leonardo Esquivel-Carrizales
Jessica Alice GrafJessica Graf Law, PLLC, Petitioner
Jessica Alice GrafJessica Graf Law, PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent