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Crystal A. Keithly, Executrix of the Estate of William Albert Cooper v. Wayne Roberts, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 170144 · judgment October 27, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the Petitioner’s rights under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution were infringed when Respondents obtained an unlawful search warrant and when Respondents did not follow the “knock-and-announce rule” in its execution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephen King Smith

For respondent
James Arthur Cales III
Furniss, Davis, Rashkind and Saunders, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 20 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jun 06 2018
    Brief of respondents Wayne Roberts and Juan Figueroa in opposition filed.
  4. May 02 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 6, 2018)