Sellars v. North Carolina
Petition for certiorari denied on October 21, 2013
Issue: Whether, after a law enforcement officer has completed a lawful traffic stop for a noncriminal traffic infraction, the continued detention of the driver for any amount of time to conduct a drug-dog sniff of the driver’s car violates the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable seizures when the officer has neither probable cause nor reasonable suspicion to believe the car contains drugs.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Apr 9 2013 | Application (12A979) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 24, 2013 to June 23, 2013, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Apr 11 2013 | Application (12A979) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until June 21, 2013. |
| Jun 21 2013 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 26, 2013) |
| Jul 8 2013 | Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed. |
| Jul 18 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013. |
| Aug 9 2013 | Response Requested . (Due September 9, 2013) |
| Sep 6 2013 | Brief of respondent North Carolina in opposition filed. |
| Sep 24 2013 | Reply of petitioner William Wesley Sellars, Jr. filed. |
| Sep 25 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 11, 2013. |
| Oct 15 2013 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 18, 2013. |
| Oct 21 2013 | Petition DENIED. |
