No. 19-7017October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Williams v. Bell
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed as a pauper, likely appealing a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari and a motion to proceed as a pauper, likely appealing a decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Question presented
1. Can Petitioner under the 4th & 14th Amendment be denied his right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure? 2. Was the Court in this case in error for not allowing the Petitioner to present evidence that would show that the search and seizure was illegal and that the evidence should have been suppressed? 3. Did the Court err in denying Petitioner's motion to suppress evidence?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Criminal Procedure
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 27, 2026
- Method
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