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Florida v. Van Teamer

Petition for certiorari denied on April 20, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-1039 Fla. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether a discrepancy between a vehicle's color and the color indicated by the license tag attached to the vehicle, when viewed through an officer's experience that such discrepancy is indicative of a license plate being switched between vehicles in violation of Florida's criminal law, establishes reasonable suspicion for an officer to perform a temporary detention under the Fourth Amendment.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
02/13/2015Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2015)
03/13/2015Brief of respondent Kerrick Van Teamer in opposition filed.
03/13/2015Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent Kerrick Van Teamer.
03/27/2015Reply of petitioner Florida filed. (Distributed)
04/01/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 17, 2015.
04/20/2015Motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by respondent GRANTED.
04/20/2015Petition DENIED.