No. 18-5962

Theadene Mattis v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-09-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-review certiorari civil-procedure civil-rights district-court due-process free-speech legal-conflict national-importance standing supreme-court-review takings
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (from Petition)

When police know that a "confidential informant" being used to secure a search warrant is a suspect's spouse, is the failure to note the spousal relationship on the application for the search warrant a violation of a person's 4th Amendment right against unlawful search and seizures, their 5th Amendment right not to incriminate themselves under marital privilege protection and their 14th Amendment right to due process of law?

Can "exigent circumstances" resulting in a warrantless search ever exist when the item desiring to be searched is in the control of the U.S. Postal Service in violation of a person's 4th Amendment right against unlawful search and seizures, and their 14th Amendment right to due process of law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Florida 4th District Court of Appeal erred in its decisions in this case, which conflict with relevant decisions of the Supreme Court

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-08
Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
2018-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 15, 2018)

Attorneys

Florida
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent
Theadene Mattis
Theadene Mattis — Petitioner