No. 25A370

Eric Lebron Burney v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-09-30
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: cannabis fourth-amendment plain-smell-doctrine probable-cause reasonable-suspicion search-and-seizure
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the "plain smell doctrine" remains valid when applied to cannabis today, because the odor of cannabis no longer plainly identifies an illegal substance.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 'plain smell doctrine' remains valid for establishing probable cause when cannabis odor no longer necessarily indicates illegal activity

Docket Entries

2025-09-30
Application (25A370) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 6, 2025.
2025-09-26
Application (25A370) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2025 to December 6, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Eric Burney
Erin Alix Phillippi RustFederal Defender Services of E. TN, Inc., Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent