United States v. Miller

Decided April 21, 1976. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 74-1179 · 425 U.S. 435 (1976) · Cited 1,197 times

Holding

Respondent possessed no Fourth Amendment interest in the bank records that could be vindicated by a challenge to the subpoenas, and the District Court therefore did not err in denying the motion to suppress.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• California Bankers Assn. v. Shultz · 416 U.S. 21 (1974)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Couch v. United States · 409 U.S. 322 (1973)
• Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
• Michigan v. Mosley · 423 U.S. 96 (1975)
• Hoffa v. United States · 385 U.S. 293 (1966)
• United States v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 407 U.S. 297 (1972)
• United States v. Dionisio · 410 U.S. 1 (1973)
• United States v. White · 401 U.S. 745 (1971)
• Oklahoma Press Publishing Co. v. Walling · 327 U.S. 186 (1946)
• Buckley v. Valeo · 424 U.S. 1 (1976)
• Paul v. Davis · 424 U.S. 693 (1976)
• Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
• Alderman v. United States · 394 U.S. 165 (1969)
• United States v. Watson · 423 U.S. 411 (1976)
• Lopez v. United States · 373 U.S. 427 (1963)
• Donaldson v. United States · 400 U.S. 517 (1971)
• Lewis v. United States · 385 U.S. 206 (1966)
• Eastland v. United States Servicemen's Fund · 421 U.S. 491 (1975)
• Osborn v. United States · 385 U.S. 323 (1966)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Carpenter v. United States · 585 U.S. 296 (2018)
• Smith v. Maryland · 442 U.S. 735 (1979)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jerry T. O'Brien, Inc. · 467 U.S. 735 (1984)
• United States v. Payner · 447 U.S. 727 (1980)
• United States v. Jacobsen · 466 U.S. 109 (1984)
• Andresen v. Maryland · 427 U.S. 463 (1976)
• Rakas v. Illinois · 439 U.S. 128 (1978)
• United States v. Martinez-Fuerte · 428 U.S. 543 (1976)
• Nixon v. Administrator of General Services · 433 U.S. 425 (1977)
• California v. Ciraolo · 476 U.S. 207 (1986)
• Georgia v. Randolph · 547 U.S. 103 (2006)
• United States v. Karo · 468 U.S. 705 (1984)
• Ferguson v. City of Charleston · 532 U.S. 67 (2001)

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