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Florida v. K. C.

Petition for certiorari denied on June 19, 2017

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-1224 Fla. Dist. Ct. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2016

Issue: Whether the Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida improperly applied and grossly expanded the Supreme Court's decision in Riley v. California, which held unconstitutional the warrantless search of a cell phone incident to arrest, in finding unconstitutional the warrantless search of a cell phone that had been abandoned in a stolen car, simply because the item abandoned is a password protected cell phone.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/22/2017Application (16A853) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 7, 2017 to April 6, 2017, submitted to Justice Thomas.
03/01/2017Application (16A853) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until April 6, 2017.
04/06/2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 15, 2017)
05/11/2017Brief of respondent K. C., a Child in opposition filed.
05/11/2017Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent K. C., a Child.
05/18/2017Reply of petitioner Florida filed. (Distributed)
05/30/2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of June 15, 2017.
06/19/2017Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
06/19/2017Petition DENIED.