No. 20-7187

Haseeb Malik v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 4th-amendment constitutional-rights fourth-amendment law-enforcement marijuana-legalization probable-cause search-and-seizure state-law-enforcement vehicle-search
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Probable cause requires facts and circumstances within an officer's knowledge establishing a fair probability that contraband or evidence of a crime will be found in the particular place to be searched. Florida v. Harris, 568 U.S. 1050, 1055 (2013); Brinegar v. United States, 338 U.S. 160, 175-76, (1949); Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132, 162 (1925).

In states where recreational marijuana is legal in personal use amounts, does vehicle to look for a personal use amount?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Fourth Amendment prohibit local state law enforcement from searching a vehicle to look for a personal use amount of marijuana in states where recreational marijuana is legal?

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-02-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States of America to respond filed.
2021-02-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Haseeb Malik
Cristen ThayerFederal Public Defender, District of Nevada, Petitioner
United States of America
Elizabeth B. PrelogarActing Solicitor General, Respondent