Exam 9: Plain View, Open Fields, Abandonment, and Electronic Surveillance

Property that has been ________is no longer protected by the Fourth Amendment.

When an officer is in a(n)________and sees illegal weapons through a window,he cannot make an entry into the apartment to seize the items without a warrant.

The use of aerial surveillance is prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.

No________ is needed before setting up a checkpoint for immigration purposes.

In Kyllo v.United States (2001),the Court held that using a technological device to explore the details of a home that would previously have been unknowable without physical intrusion is a search and is presumptively unreasonable without:

The portion of private property located around the home that is not open fields is called________ .

Fourth Amendment protections do not apply at immigration borders because:

If an officer touches something that is immediately identifiable as seizable,the object can be seized as long as such knowledge amounts to:

What did the U.S.Supreme Court decide in Oliver v.U.S.? Explain why you agree or disagree with the decision.

Motor vehicles can never be abandoned property.

Horton v.California (1990)is the case that removed the requirement of inadvertence from the plain view doctrine.

__________ implies giving up possession,ownership,or any reasonable expectation of privacy.

Plain view usually applies when the officer is within a(n)________space.

Non-citizens seeking entry into the United States have:

The two factors utilized to determine if property is abandoned are the location of the property and the________of the owner.

Define the open fields doctrine and explain why open fields are not covered by the Fourth Amendment.

What is the minimum level of proof Agent Ramos must have to detain and question the occupants of the van?

Under the Fourth Amendment,courts have interpreted the term "houses" to include:

What are four factors that can be used to distinguish between the open fields and curtilage? Provide examples.

Garbage placed outside the curtilage for regular collection is considered abandoned property.