No. 23-6550

Xavier Howell v. United States

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-23
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: drug-trafficking fourth-amendment fourth-amendment-protections probable-cause terry-stop terry-v-ohio vehicle-search vehicle-stop warrantless-search warrantless-stop
Key Terms:
FourthAmendment CriminalProcedure Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-03-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a Warrantless Stop of a Vehicle, Based Solely on Proximity to a Motel Known for Drug Trafficking, in the Absence of any Actual Violation of the Law, and Subsequently Followed by a Free Air Sniff of the Vehicle Conducted Without the Defendant's Consent, is Permissible Under the Standards Established in Terry v. Ohio and Consistent With the Protections Afforded by the Fourth Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a Warrantless Stop of a Vehicle, Based Solely on Proximity to a Motel Known for Drug Trafficking, in the Absence of any Actual Violation of the Law, and Subsequently Followed by a Free Air Sniff of the Vehicle Conducted Without the Defendant's Consent, is Permissible Under the Standards Established in Terry v. Ohio and Consistent With the Protections Afforded by the Fourth Amendment?

Docket Entries

2024-03-04
Petition DENIED.
2024-02-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/1/2024.
2024-02-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2023-10-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 22, 2024)

Attorneys

United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Xavier Howell
Xavier Howell — Petitioner