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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
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
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 13 2026Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee to respond filed.
- Jan 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)