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Douglas E. Wilcox v. Maine

Paid petition · Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, No. Yor-22-90 · judgment January 26, 2023

Certiorari denied · June 26, 2023
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 a field sobriety test is a search for which the Fourth Amendment requires probable cause.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tyler Justin Smith
Libby O'Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC

For respondent
Donald William Macomber
Maine Office of Atty. Gen.

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
22A823

Order
Order list, June 26, 2023 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 26 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 06 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
  3. Jun 05 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Maine to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. May 25 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  5. Mar 16 2023
    Application (22A823) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until May 26, 2023.
  6. Mar 13 2023
    Application (22A823) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 26, 2023 to May 26, 2023, submitted to Justice Jackson.
    Main DocumentProof of Service