West Virginia v. Allman
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on February 23, 2026.
Issue
Whether the state must show that an arrestee could access a weapon or destructible evidence from a bag the arrestee was carrying immediately before arrest to justify a search of that bag incident to the arrest.
Dec 16, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)Jan 20, 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Michael Keith Allman.Jan 20, 2026Brief of respondent Michael Keith Allman in opposition filed.Feb 3, 2026Reply of petitioner West Virginia filed. (Distributed)
Feb 4, 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Feb 23, 2026Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
Feb 23, 2026Petition DENIED.
Recommended Citation: West Virginia v. Allman, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/west-virginia-v-allman/