Sedric Q. Sutton v. Charlton Smith, et al.
SocialSecurity DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in granting summary judgment denying damages for illegal search and seizure when Sutton allegedly failed to create a genuine issue of material fact regarding his wrongful conviction based on an invalid search warrant and mischaracterized drug possession charge
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit erred in granting the Motion for Summary Judgment denying Damages for an Illegal Search and Seizure and Entitlement to be Compensated for being Wrongfully Convicted when the lower court decided, taken as a whole, that Sedric Sutton failed to create a genuine issue of material fact by a preponderance of the evidence that he did not commit felonies for which he was sentenced. When Law Enforcement Officers violated Sedric Sutton Fourth Amendment Right of the United States Constitution by executing an Invalid Search Warrant which failed to particularly describe the property to seized, which led Sutton to be found in possession of a misdemeanor amount of a scheduled III controlled substance posed as a Felony possession with intent? : Was there a Fourth Amendment Constitutional violation against Sutton? Whether the illegally obtained evidence of a misdemeanor possession used to convict Sutton sufficient to sustain a felony possession with the intent conviction? Misdemeanor Possession v. Felony Possession with the Intent? Whether Sutton suffered cruel and unusual punishment for being denied access to receive medical treatment for himself, while also failing to ensure he received adequate and necessary medical treatment before and after being placed on trial and being convicted and sentenced to a term of 15 years suffering and seeking medical treatment for on-going ailments. i