No. 23-6355

Allan Leslie Sinanan, Jr. v. Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2023-12-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: article-1-section-8 criminal-procedure drug-buys dunaway-v-new-york fourth-amendment probable-cause strickland-standard terry-stop terry-v-ohio warrantless-arrest
Latest Conference: 2024-02-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHETHER THE PENNSYLVANIA JUDICIARY'S APPLICATION OF THE Strickland/Pierce
STANDARD WAS UNREASONABLE, WHERE TRIAL COUNSEL FAILED TO LITIGATE VIOLATIONS
OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT AND ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8 TO INCULPATORY EVIDENCE
OBTAINED FROM AN UNLAWFUL "WARRANTLESS ARREST" SUBSTANTIATED ON ALLEGED DRUG
BUYS MORE THAN TWO MONTHS OLD, WITH NO PROBABLE CAUSE AT THE TIME THAT A CRIME
WAS BEING OR ABOUT TO BE COMMITTED OR REASONABLE SUSPICION THAT CRIMINAL
ACTIVITY WAS AFOOT, IN CONFLICT WITH THE SUPREME COURT'S HOLDING IN Terry V.
Ohio , 392 U.S. 1 (1968); Dunaway V. New York , 442 U.S. 200 (1978); AND
Commonwealth V. Melendez , 676 A.2d 226 (Pa. 19%) REQUIRING SUPPRESSION OF ANY
EVIDENCE SEIZED?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Pennsylvania judiciary's application of the Strickland/Pierce standard was unreasonable

Docket Entries

2024-02-26
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/23/2024.
2023-11-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 26, 2024)

Attorneys

Allan Leslie Sinanan
Allan L. Sinanan Jr. — Petitioner