No. 23-7131

Joel Michael Guy, Jr. v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2024-04-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment civil-rights criminal-acts exigent-circumstances fourth-amendment minnesota-v-olson overnight-guest reasonable-expectation-of-privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-05-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does an overnight guest lose his or her reasonable expectation of privacy under Minnesota v. Olson by engaging in criminal acts within the house?

2. Does the "emergency aid" exception require specific reason to believe that someone has been harmed or is in danger and that urgent action is necessary, or can it be established by odd and slightly suspicious circumstances?

3. Does the "emergency aid" exception allow entry into a residence in the absence not only of a warrant but also of probable cause?

4. In the absence of a search warrant or any valid exception to the warrant requirement, can law enforcement officers enter into a private residence for the purpose of seizing items merely because those items were previously seen by other officers legitimately on the premises?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does an overnight guest lose his or her reasonable expectation of privacy by engaging in criminal acts within the house?

Docket Entries

2024-05-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/16/2024.
2024-04-18
Waiver of right of respondent State of Tennessee to respond filed.
2024-04-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 3, 2024)
2024-02-06
Application (23A727) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until April 1, 2024.
2024-01-31
Application (23A727) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 14, 2024 to April 1, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Joel Michael Guy, Jr.
Jonathan Patrick HarwellKnow County Public Defender's Community Law Office, Petitioner
State of Tennessee
Garrett D. WardTennessee Attorney General's Office, Respondent