No. 25-5883
Leonard James Tate v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference:
2025-11-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a law enforcement officer's untrained and uncorroborated tracking of marijuana odor through a multiunit hotel, without canine assistance or independent verification, provides sufficient reliability to establish probable cause under the Fourth Amendment.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a law enforcement officer's untrained and uncorroborated tracking of marijuana odor through a multiunit hotel provides sufficient reliability to establish probable cause under the Fourth Amendment
Docket Entries
2025-11-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-10-30
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-30
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-10-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 14, 2025)
Attorneys
Leonard Tate
Jesse Harris Walstad — Vogel Law Firm, Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent