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Quaid Akeem Cornell v. Roberto A. Arias, Warden

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-1304 · judgment March 10, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Questions presented

Cornell’s trial attorney at his murder trial failed to move to suppress evidence on grounds that Cornell was detained without reasonable suspicion. The questions presented are”

  1. May police officers detain and search all members of group on grounds that the behavior of one person was suspicious?

  2. Is trial counsel constitutionally ineffective when he fails to move to suppress evidence gathered during an investigative stop made without individualized reasonable suspicion?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Stephanie Adraktas
Law Office of Stephanie Ardraktas

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. May 21 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 26, 2025)
    Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service