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Florida v. Van Teamer

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Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2015
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-1039 Fla. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether a discrepancy between a vehicle's color and the color indicated by the license tag attached to the vehicle, when viewed through an officer's experience that such discrepancy is indicative of a license plate being switched between vehicles in violation of Florida's criminal law, establishes reasonable suspicion for an officer to perform a temporary detention under the Fourth Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 13 2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2015)
Mar 13 2015Brief of respondent Kerrick Van Teamer in opposition filed.
Mar 13 2015Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Kerrick Van Teamer.
Mar 27 2015Reply of petitioner Florida filed. (Distributed)
Apr 1 2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015.
Apr 20 2015Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Apr 20 2015Petition DENIED.