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Jason Cornell Matlock v. Indiana

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-CR-718 · judgment February 11, 2025

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025

Question presented

Under the Fourth Amendment, is there a sufficient nexus to support probable cause to search a citizen’s house when a drug dealer briefly parks near the citizen’s house and nobody is observed to go in or out of the citizen’s house or interact with the drug dealer in any way?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jason Cornell Matlock

For respondent
James Allen Barta
Office of the Indiana Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Oct 06 2025
Petition DENIED.
Sep 11 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
Sep 10 2025
Waiver of right of respondent State of Indiana to respond filed.
Main Document
Jul 22 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 22, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix