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Ambreia Washington v. Tennessee

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Tennessee, Western Division, No. W2022-01201-SC-R11-CD · judgment October 8, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Question presented

Whether information obtained in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s SelfIncrimination Clause can establish the probable cause necessary to authorize a Tennessee police officer’s warrantless seizure of a firearm from a vehicle under the Fourth Amendment’s plain view exception when the illegal nature of the firearm is not “immediately apparent” absent the Miranda violation.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tyler Mark Caviness
Law Office of Tyler M. Caviness

For respondent
Matthew Daniel Cloutier
Office of the Tennessee Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Jan 13 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
  4. Jan 05 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)