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Mayor and City Council of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, et al. v. Marlow Humbert
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 15-1768, 15-2461 · judgment August 22, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether each officer investigating a rape had probable cause to apply for an arrest warrant when substantial facts weighed toward probable cause, and some facts known only to one or two but not all three of the officers pointed away from probable cause?
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Whether officers investigating a rape had probable cause to apply for an arrest warrant where: a. the victim was a trained artist who i. saw the rapist’s face; ii. drew a sketch of him the evening of the attack; iii. provided a detailed physical description to the police the day of the attack; iv. helped the police create a composite sketch the next day; v. altered the composite sketch to look more like her attacker; and vi. approved the sketch after her alteration; and b. a nonparty officer i. saw respondent a week after the attack only a couple of blocks from the victim’s home; ii. located respondent in an area in which the police were investigating attacks by a serial rapist;
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Suzanne Sangree
City of Baltimore, Department of Law
For respondent
Charles Henry Edwards IV
Law Office of Barry R. Glazer, LLC
Proceedings
- Jun 04 2018Petition DENIED.
- May 29 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018.
- May 23 2018Rescheduled.
- May 08 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/24/2018.
- May 08 2018Reply of petitioners Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Apr 24 2018Brief of respondent Marlow Humbert in opposition filed.
- Mar 08 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 25, 2018.
- Mar 06 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 26, 2018 to April 25, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 02 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2018)
- Dec 27 2017Application (17A582) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 2, 2018.
- Dec 21 2017Application (17A582) to extend further the time from January 3, 2018 to February 2, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.
- Nov 30 2017Application (17A582) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 3, 2018.
- Nov 22 2017Application (17A582) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 4, 2017 to January 3, 2018, submitted to The Chief Justice.