plain-touch-doctrine

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
24-5136 John Michael Murphy v. United States Fifth Circuit 2024-07-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP 4th-amendment constitutional-violation contraband fourth-amendment pat-down plain-touch-doctrine probable-cause search-and-seizure warrantless-search Whether the plain-touch doctrine allows deputies to remove an unknown object from under a person's clothing when they do not believe it is a weapon or…