No. 19-1429

David Pena, III v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2020-06-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 4th-amendment automobile-exception criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-4th-amendment-search-and-seizur exclusionary-rule fourth-amendment fruit-of-poisonous-tree fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree miranda-rights probable-cause search-and-seizure
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether Texas' Third Court of Appeals Erred by Finding that the Items Found in the Trunk of Petitioner's Car Did Not Constitute Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, the Discovery of Which Flowed Directly from Petitioner's Unwarned Statement to Police.

2. Whether Texas' Third Court of Appeals Erred by Finding That Petitioner's "Actions and Statements" Provided Probable Cause to Search Petitioner's Car, Including His Trunk, Because the Requirements of the Automobile Exception Were Satisfied.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Texas' Third Court of Appeals erred in finding that the items found in the trunk of petitioner's car did not constitute fruit of the poisonous tree

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-06-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 27, 2020)

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