United States v. Merchant

Decision Date24 March 1987
Docket NumberNo. 85-1672,85-1672
CitationUnited States v. Merchant, 480 U.S. 615, 107 S.Ct. 1596, 94 L.Ed.2d 614 (1987)
PartiesUNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. William D. MERCHANT
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

ON WRIT OF

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT [March 24, 1987]

PER CURIAM.

The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted.

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    • United States
    • Washington Court of Appeals
    • November 2, 2010
    ...to enforce probation but rather attempt to avoid Fourth Amendment warrant requirement was unlawful), cert. dismissed, 480 U.S. 615, 107 S.Ct. 1596, 94 L.Ed.2d 614 (1987). But the United States Supreme Court rejected the Ninth Circuit's reasoning in United States v. Knights, 534 U.S. 112, 12......
  • STATE OF WASHINGTON v. MATTHEWS, 22875-1-II
    • United States
    • Washington Court of Appeals
    • February 12, 1999
    ...760 F.2d 963, 969 (9th Cir. 1985) (search condition imposed on probationer cannot be used as law enforcement tool), cert. dismissed, 480 U.S. 615 (1987); Jarrad, 754 F.2d at 1453 (parole officer may not act as "stalking horse" for police investigation); Smith v. Rhay, 419 F.2d 160, 162 (9th......
  • Kivela v. Department of Treasury
    • United States
    • Michigan Supreme Court
    • July 18, 1995
    ...was originally granted by the United States Supreme Court, but was later dismissed as improvidently granted. 480 U.S. 615, 107 S.Ct. 1596, 94 L.Ed.2d 614 (1987).18 Double jeopardy is not at issue in this case because the criminal charges were dismissed.19 The Court explained that whether th......
  • U.S. v. Scott
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of South Dakota
    • October 22, 1996
    ...F.2d 963, 969 (9th Cir.1985), cert. granted, 478 U.S. 1003, 106 S.Ct. 3293, 92 L.Ed.2d 708 (1986), cert. dismissed, 480 U.S. 615, 107 S.Ct. 1596, 94 L.Ed.2d 614 (1987);5 see also, United States v. Davis, 932 F.2d 752, 758, n. 4 (9th Cir.1991). Significantly, it was Quigley who first contact......
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