No. 25-6564

Ambreia Washington v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2026-01-13
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: fifth-amendment fourth-amendment plain-view-exception probable-cause self-incrimination warrantless-seizure
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment FifthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether information obtained in violation of the Fifth Amendment's Self-Incrimination Clause can establish the probable cause necessary to authorize a Tennessee police officer's warrantless seizure of a firearm from a vehicle under the Fourth Amendment's plain view exception when the illegal nature of the firearm is not 'immediately apparent' absent the Miranda violation

Docket Entries

2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-13
Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)

Attorneys

Ambreia Washington
Tyler Mark CavinessLaw Office of Tyler M. Caviness, Petitioner
Tyler Mark CavinessLaw Office of Tyler M. Caviness, Petitioner
Tennessee
Matthew Daniel CloutierOffice of the Tennessee Attorney General, Respondent
Matthew Daniel CloutierOffice of the Tennessee Attorney General, Respondent