No. 25A184

Ronald Smith v. Bexar County, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-08-14
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: fourth-amendment mental-health-detention probable-cause seizure traffic-stop warrantless-search
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether law enforcement may conduct a warrantless emergency mental health detention during a traffic stop based solely on subjective observations of 'odd' or 'strange' behavior without objective clinical criteria

Docket Entries

2025-08-15
Application (25A184) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until October 21, 2025.
2025-08-07
Application (25A184) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 21, 2025 to November 19, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Main Document

Attorneys

Ronald Smith
Andres Roberto Cano — Law Offices of Andres Cano, Petitioner