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Alexander Patrick McArdle v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 16-3795 · judgment August 7, 2017

Certiorari denied · January 22, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals may create its own facts – unsubstantiated by the record and in conflict with undisputed expert testimony – to support its finding that a search warrant affidavit provided probable cause, and uphold denial of a motion to suppress.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alfredo G. Parrish

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, January 22, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 22 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 03 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2018.
  3. Dec 27 2017
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 13 2017
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 16, 2018)