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Terry Lee Coffman v. Iowa

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Iowa, No. 16-1720 · judgment June 22, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 3, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability (95% interval 3%–9%)

Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition citing three to ten dissents, and a dissent in the court below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.

Question presented

WHETHER THIS COURT’S HOLDING IN CADY V. DROMBROWSKI, 413 U.S. 433 (1973), PERMITS A WARRANTLESS SEIZURE UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT WITHOUT OBJECTIVE FACTS ESTABLISHING AN IMMEDIATE DISCERNIBLE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Matthew Thomas Lindholm
Gourley, Rehkemper, and Lindholm, PLC

For respondent
Kevin Cmelik
Iowa Department of Justice

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
18A253

Order
Order list, December 3, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Dec 03 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 07 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
  3. Nov 05 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Iowa to respond filed.
  4. Oct 22 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)
  5. Sep 11 2018
    Application (18A253) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until October 20, 2018.
  6. Sep 07 2018
    Application (18A253) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 20, 2018 to October 25, 2018, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.
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