No. 24-6467

Ronnie Robinson v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: cell-phone-search constitutional-rights fourth-amendment probation-search reasonable-suspicion warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2025-03-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a warrantless search of a probationer's cell phone and residence by a probation officer without reasonable suspicion violates Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Was the warrantless search of Petitioner’s cell phone unconstitutional when there was no reasonable suspicion to believe that the phone contained evidence of criminal activity? Did Petitioner’s United States Probation Officer have the right to direct that Petitioner provide the contents of his phone to members of the New York State Police to cooperate in unrelated homicide investigation? 2. Was the warrantless search of Kimberly Virola’s apartment unconstitutional when probation officers lacked reasonable suspicion to believe that there was evidence of a crime in the apartment. 3. Did the search exceed the bounds of a probation search? 4. Does an individual on probation lose their right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures? 5. Can the United States Probation Department search any residence, without limitation, where an individual on probation is located?

Docket Entries

2025-03-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/7/2025.
2025-02-14
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-01-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 6, 2025)

Attorneys

Ronnie Robinson
Danielle ReillyLaw Offices of Danielle Neroni, Petitioner
Danielle ReillyLaw Offices of Danielle Neroni, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent