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Florida v. Van Teamer

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2015.

Docket No.14-1039
Op. BelowFla.

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.

Proceedings & orders timeline

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

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