United States v. Tariq B. Shahid, A/K/A Kennis Butler, A/K/A Kenneth A. Butler

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• instructing that review of whether an agency relationship exists should be “on a case-by-case basis and in light of all of the circumstances”
• observing that “[t]he government cannot be said to have induced” the challenged search by mall security officers, who expected no “benefit or detriment from the government as a result of their actions”
• observing that \[t]he government cannot be said to have induced\ the challenged search by mall security officers, who expected no \benefit or detriment from the government as a result of their actions\
• noting that a private party is not transformed into a government agent when they have both an intent to assist law enforcement and a “legitimate independent motivation for engaging in the challenged conduct” (quotation omitted)
• describing situations where Government knew of and acquiesced in private party’s conduct
• describing situations where Government knew of and acquiesced in private party's conduct

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