No. 24-6593

Juan Guerrero v. United States

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2025-02-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-review fourth-amendment officer-safety protective-sweep suppression-ruling vehicle-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-03-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit erred in reversing the District Court's suppression ruling by holding that an officer's actual fear for their safety is not required for a protective sweep of a vehicle to be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the First Circuit erred in reversing the District Court’s suppression ruling by holding that an officer’s actual fear for their safety is not required for a protective sweep of a vehicle to be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, thereby abrogating United States v. Lott, 870 F.2d 778 (1st Cir. 1989), and conflicting with other Circuit Courts and U.S. Supreme Court precedent. 2. Whether a district court’s first-hand review of multiple-angle body camera footage, which directly contradicted officers' testimony regarding the motivation for a warrantless search, should be afforded greater deference on appeal than the circuit court’s de novo review. 3

Docket Entries

2025-03-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/21/2025.
2025-02-25
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-02-25
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-02-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 21, 2025)

Attorneys

Juan Guerrero
George Joseph WestGeorge J. West & Addociates, Petitioner
George Joseph WestGeorge J. West & Addociates, Petitioner
United States
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent