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Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr. v. Iowa
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Iowa, No. 23-1218 · judgment June 20, 2025
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether the Fourth Amendment categorically permits warrantless searches of bags carried by arrestees at the time of arrest but inaccessible to them at the time of search.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Amanda Kelly Rice
Jones Day
For respondent
Eric Harris Wessan
Iowa Attorney General's Office
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
2 cert-stage
Order
Order list, December 15, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Dec 15 2025Petition DENIED.
- Dec 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
- Nov 18 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 18 2025Reply of petitioner Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr. filed. (Distributed)
- Nov 03 2025Brief of respondent Iowa in opposition filed.
- Oct 27 2025Brief amicus curiae of National Association for Public Defense filed.
- Oct 24 2025Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
- Oct 03 2025Response Requested. (Due November 3, 2025)
- Oct 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 24 2025Waiver of right of respondent Iowa to respond filed.
- Sep 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2025)