No. 25A441

Eric Tyrell Johnson v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-20
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: certiorari constitutional-error criminal-case fourth-circuit legal-standard supreme-court-review
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether police conduct a Fourth Amendment search of a home (thus requiring consent or a warrant) when they use a drug-detection canine to sniff the door of an apartment home in a multiunit building to detect whether there is contraband inside.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fourth Circuit's ruling in a criminal case warrants Supreme Court review for potential constitutional error or misapplication of law

Docket Entries

2025-10-22
Application (25A441) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 2, 2026.
2025-10-16
Application (25A441) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 3, 2025 to January 2, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Eric Johnson
Parker Andrew Rider-LongmaidSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent