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Elelake James Jefferson, Jr. v. Pennsylvania
Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Office, No. 365 MDA 2023 · judgment February 6, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
When an individual believes he is not consenting to a warrantless search and waiving his rights under the Fourth Amendment, and does not intend to consent to the search, how much significance and weight are courts to give to his subjective belief or intent in their assessment of the totality of the circumstances—which under Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, 412 U.S. 218 (1973), includes “the characteristics of the accused”—when his subjective belief or intent is consistent with and not contradicted by the objective indications around it?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Steve Rice
Steve Rice Law
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 09 2024Petition DENIED.
- Nov 13 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2024.
- Sep 26 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 30, 2024)