No. 18-8893
Mark M. Brown v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: circuit-court-review criminal-procedure impairment mental-capacity mental-impairment probable-cause standard-of-review suppression-motion trustworthiness warrant warrant-issuance witness witness-credibility witness-testimony
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference:
2019-05-16
Question Presented (from Petition)
DOES PROBABLE CAUSE TO ISSUE A WARRANT EXTEND TO SITUATIONS WHERE A WITNESS TO ALLEGED CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR WAS SEVERLY IMPAIRED?
SHOULD A CIRCUIT COURT REVIEWING A LOWER COURT RECORD FOR THE CORRECTNESS OF A DENIAL OF A SUPPRESSION MOTION TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A WITNESS IMPAIRED MENTAL STATE WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER THE WITNESS'S STATEMENT IS REASONABLY TRUSTWORTHY?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Does probable cause to issue a warrant extend to situations where a witness to alleged criminal behavior was severely impaired?
Docket Entries
2019-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2019.
2019-04-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-11-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 20, 2019)
Attorneys
Mark M. Brown
Mark M. Brown — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent