No. 25-5499

Timothy Alexander v. New York

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2025-08-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-rights exclusionary-rule fifth-amendment inevitable-discovery interrogation police-misconduct
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the exclusionary rule applies when police violate a suspect's Constitutional Rights multiple times during a continuous interrogation, and whether inevitable discovery can be proven through testimony of a non-involved detective

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Can inevitable discovery, as set forth by This Court in Nix V. Williams, be proven through the testimony of a detective not actively involved in the investigation? 2. Should the exclusionary rule be applied when police violate a suspect's Constitutional Rights no less than twenty-five times in one continuous interrogation? 3. Are police free to disregard a suspect's Constitutional Rights when in pursuit of evidence?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-31
Reply of Timothy Alexander submitted.
2025-12-31
Reply of petitioner Timothy Alexander filed. (Distributed)
2025-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-03
Brief of New York in opposition submitted.
2025-12-03
Brief of respondent New York in opposition filed.
2025-10-15
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 4, 2025.
2025-10-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 30, 2025 to December 4, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
2025-09-30
Response Requested. (Due October 30, 2025)
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent People of the State of New York to respond filed.
2025-09-05
Waiver of right of respondent New York to respond filed.
2025-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 29, 2025)

Attorneys

New York
Kirsten A. RappleyeaDutchess County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Kirsten A RappleyeaDutchess County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Kirsten A RappleyeaDutchess County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
People of the State of New York
Kirsten A. RappleyeaDutchess County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
Timothy Alexander
John Robert MillsPhillips Black, Petitioner
John Robert MillsPhillips Black, Petitioner
Timothy Alexander — Petitioner
Timothy Alexander — Petitioner