No. 22-6832

James L. Mahaffey v. Oklahoma

Lower Court: Oklahoma
Docketed: 2023-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: cell-phones criminal-procedure digital-evidence fourth-amendment privacy search-and-seizure
Latest Conference: 2023-04-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

"The Petitioner respectfully ask "'- When the [Fjramers of the Oklahoma State Constitution, created and enacted Article I. $ 3\ [Unappropriated public lands - - Indian Lands - - Jurisdiction of United Stated, did the State of Oklahoma and/or its Official(s) "forevef1. disclaim and/or waive jurisdiction within Indian Country?

"The Petitioner respectfully ask" [Although the Petitioner is Native], is [R]ace a critical element in criminal proceeding(s) within the State of Oklahoma? Or will this destroy a century of justice reform and the abolishment of racism within our Jurisprudence !

"The Petitioner respectfully ask" What Congressional Law/Statute grants Oklahoma "concurrent jurisdiction " within Indian Country, found within the borders of the State of Oklahoma?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the government's warrantless search of a person's cell phone violates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures

Docket Entries

2023-05-01
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
2023-01-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 24, 2023)

Attorneys

James Mahaffey
James L. Mahaffey — Petitioner