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Lonnie Charles Williams, III v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, No. 02-17-00012-CR · judgment January 25, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether reasonable suspicion under the Fourth Amendment can exist in a driving while intoxicated context when officers do not detect the odor of alcohol, the driver makes no admission to alcohol consumption, officers detect no signs of drugs, and the driver does not appear intoxicated.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Christopher Abel
Abel Law Firm, PLLC

For respondent
Brendan Hyde
Denton County Criminal District Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 12 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Nov 27 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Texas to respond filed.
  4. Nov 19 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2018)