Was there a search or seizure? Flashcards
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what is a search
a search occurs when the government action infringed on a reasonable expectation of privacy or there is a physcial tresspass on person papers and effects with the intent to get information
what is the knowing expousre doctrine as it relates to searches
What a person knowingly exposes to the pubic, even in his own house or office is not subject to FA protection
what is harlan’s two part search test
(1) First the person exhibited an actual (subjective) expectation of privacy and (2) that the expectation be one that the society is ready to recognize as “reasonable”
bright line rule from oliver via open feild doctrine
police intrusion on open field does not infringe on REoP
what is curtilage and how does gov action infrnge upon it?
the area surrounding the home where reasonable privacy expectations get FA protection
The gov action that would infringe on curtilage is not just looking into the curtilage, but actually entering it
four factors to determine if something is curtilage or open feild
- proximity to the home
- how the area is used
- whether the area is included in an enclosure
4.steps taken to protect area from passing by observation
whose action do we focus on for violation of REOP
gov agent not the d
what does white say about the third party exposure doctirne
no reop in misplaced trust of an accomplice; what your voluntary tell a third party is not protected
what is the keytakeaway from katz and reop
FA protects people not places; establishes that a search occurs if it infringes on reop
had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his private communications
what is standing in FA? what is it specfic to
not a thing; it is defendant specfic
who alwasy has reop in a house
the person who lives there
who never has reop in a home
trespassers
what is the carter rule about overnight guests and reop in a home
only overnight guests have a reop in the home; Don’t actually have to spend the night; even planning on spending the night is usually enough
what is the keytakeway from byrd (retnal car case)
owners and those who are lawfully in posession of property have reop in that peice of property
right to exclude= reop
under byrd rental car case, who will never have reop in a peice of property q
someone who stole it
whats one way to loose reop
third party exposure doctinre – what you expose to the public is no longer protected
what was the key takeawy from the rilkey helicocper case, with the cops using a helicopter to view curtligae from the sky via holes in teh roof
Court holds no search because they were no infringing on GROUND LEVEL curtilage
no expectation of privacy because of teh holes in the roof
what does riley helicpoter say about what cops and the public can see
if an officer can make an observaion from a palce any person in public COULD be, no search
what does circolo say about helicpoters and reop
expectation of privacy from helicpoter view not reasonble because filight in public airways is routine
what did the bond case teach us about searches and police groping bags
The case with the border patrol who went on the bus and squeezed the luggage that passengers had
Police look diff than the public; public would just touch the bag; police would search/grope the bag
police can only grope to extent a gen member of public would; anyting else is a search
what does the FA search analys ask (two questions)
- did the d have an actual expecation of privacy via their conduct (ie use of opauqe bags)
- is the exptecation of pricay one society is ready to recognzie
what is the greenwood trashcan rule
no reop is infringhed when cops go through your trash on the side of the road
what does cabelles tell su about reop and trained dog sniffs
trained dog sniffs are not searches that infringe on REOP because the only thing it reveals is the presence/non presnce of drugs
do you have a reop in drugs
no