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Leonard James Tate v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2617 · judgment June 5, 2025

Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025

Question presented

I. Whether a law enforcement officer’s untrained and uncorroborated tracking of marijuana odor through a multiunit hotel, without canine assistance or independent verification, provides sufficient reliability to establish probable cause under the Fourth Amendment.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jesse Harris Walstad
Vogel Law Firm

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Nov 24 2025
Petition DENIED.
Nov 06 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Oct 30 2025
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 10 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 14, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix Proof of Service