POLS 354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Detection Dog, Fourth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Curtilage
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Some places deserve greater protection of privacy. Highest expectations of privacy regarding searches of the. Residence homes get a great deal of scrutiny by the court. Police give anonymous tip that kylo is growing marijuana in the home. Getting his electricity bill for evidence that he is using artificial light to grow it. Get a warrant and search and find the plants and arrest him. Kylo argues his s&s rights have been violated because they used thermal technology to see what"s inside his house, even though they didn"t enter it. Supreme court ruled that it is indeed a search because they saw inside. Bringing a drug dog up to the house, even though they didn"t go into it was ruled unconstitutional. Open fields - undeveloped land, even if privately owned. Marijuana investigation case, growing drugs at a field substantially near the home.
