No. 18-7981

Santos Peter Murillo, aka Peter Santos Murillo v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: batson batson-hearing civil-rights discrimination first-amendment fourth-amendment jury-selection public-trial sixth-amendment standing triviality-exception warrantless-search
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Is there a "triviality " exception to the First Amendment's and Sixth Amendment's public trial requir ement, and, if so, was a hearing regarding Government discrimination against a potential juror "trivial" such that it could be conducted in a closed back room from which the public was ex cluded?

2. Whether a polic e officer violated the Fourth Amendment when, without a warrant, he lifted up a floor mat of a car to inspect an object he thoug ht might be a g un?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is there a 'triviality' exception to the First Amendment's and Sixth Amendment's public trial requirement, and, if so, was a hearing regarding Government discrimination against a potential juror 'trivial' such that it could be conducted in a closed back room from which the public was excluded?

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-02-27
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
2019-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2019)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Santos Peter Murillo
Neil Martin Fox — Law Office of Neil Fox PLLC, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent