No. 20-552

Jeremiah Paige Rice v. Illinois

Lower Court: Illinois
Docketed: 2020-10-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fourth-amendment free-speech healthcare medical-cannabis probable-cause search-and-seizure warrantless-search
Latest Conference: 2020-12-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the detectable odor of burnt cannabis alone, without any other indicators, is sufficient for law enforcement to form probable cause to subject a citizen to a warrantless search of his vehicle, in light of laws in the State of Illinois, that decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis and allow for the legal use of cannabis for healthcare reasons, when all citizens have a fundamental right to healthcare?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the detectable odor of burnt cannabis alone, without any other indicators, is sufficient for law enforcement to form probable cause to subject a citizen to a warrantless search of his vehicle, in light of laws in the State of Illinois, that decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis and allow for the legal use of cannabis for healthcare reasons, when all citizens have a fundamental right to healthcare

Docket Entries

2020-12-07
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020.
2020-11-09
Waiver of right of respondent State of Illinois to respond filed.
2020-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Jeremiah Rice
Charles G. SchiererSchierer & Ritchie. LLC, Petitioner
State of Illinois
Michael Marc Glick — Respondent