No. 23-6957

Marcus Kelly v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment cannabis-odor exigent-circumstances fourth-amendment probable-cause scope-of-search search-and-seizure search-scope vehicle-search warrantless-search
Latest Conference: 2024-04-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

When a warrantless search of a vehicle is initiated, due to the odor of "burnt cannabis," Does dismantling the interior exceed the scope of the search?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does dismantling the vehicle interior exceed the scope of a warrantless search based on the odor of burnt cannabis?

Docket Entries

2024-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2024.
2024-03-14
Waiver of right of respondent Ricky Dixon to respond filed.
2024-02-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 10, 2024)
2024-01-18
Application (23A660) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until February 14, 2024.
2024-01-08
Application (23A660) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2024 to February 29, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Marcus Kelly
Marcus Kelly — Petitioner
Ricky Dixon
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent