No. 23-6270

Tony French v. Washington

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2023-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process evidence police-misconduct property-rights search-and-seizure self-defense state-action vehicle-destruction vehicle-seizure
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Were the petitioner's due process rights violated when the Pierce County Sheriff's Department caused the loss and destruction of the vehicle the petitioner was driving at the time of the shooting incident, which had visible bullet holes in the driver's side door frame and therefore clearly possessed potentially exculpatory evidence that could have supported the petitioner's self-defense claim?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-06-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 16, 2024)

Attorneys

Tony French
Tony French — Petitioner
Tony French — Petitioner