No. 19-7392

Demetrius Darrell Davis, aka Meatman v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment 4th-amendment-search-and-seizure abandonment abandonment-doctrine criminal-procedure disclaimer-of-ownership fourth-amendment incriminating-statement incriminating-statements police-questioning property-rights reasonable-expectation-of-privacy search-and-seizure
Key Terms:
Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a mere disclaimer of ownership in an effort to avoid making an incriminating statement in response to police questioning should not alone be deemed to constitute abandonment?

Whether a party disclaimer of ownership of an object in response to police questioning is the only factor that a court should weigh in its consideration of whether the party have a reasonable expectation of privacy in property?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a mere disclaimer of ownership in an effort to avoid making an incriminating statement constitutes abandonment

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 24, 2020)

Attorneys

Demetrius Darrell Davis
Demetrius Darrell Davis — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent