LAW 605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Curtilage, Bloody Knife, False Friend
23 Dec 2019
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Importance of location: katz says people, not places, are protected by 4a. But: location of search or seizures still matters to privacy question, helps us decide the privacy question and if society is willing to accept it as reasonable. Little or no 4a protection knowingly exposed to the public so don"t have a reasonable expectation that police won"t see it. Open fields (whether or not d owns the land) Note: doesn"t have to be open or a protection field. Knowingly exposed to the public: knowingly exposed to the public = no legitimate expectation of privacy means not covered by katz and not protected by 4a. Only way to see in is through house. Police flew drone over backyard and drone could see bloody knife. If yes, then probably even more likely for drones. Case #6: false friends (a): d talks to his best friend, swears friend to secrecy, and shows friend illegal gun.
