Levenson CrimPro Flashcards
Katz v. United States
REP
U.S. v. Jones
Trespass theory
Carpenter v. United States
No historical GPS cell phone data without a warrant
U.S. v. Dunn
Curtilage factors (proximity to home, within same enclosure as home, privacy steps taken, nature of use)
Florida v. Riley
Helicopter peeking is not a search
Kyllo v. United States
Thermal imager (advanced tech) a search. Factors: look at home? tech within general use? Reveal intimate affairs?
United States v. Knotts
Beepers not a search so long as there’s no trespass. If they reveal information that could have been gotten via just watching/videotaping/etc., not a search (in public)
Smith v. Maryland
Pen registers not a search (third party doctrine)
Florida v. Jardines
Dog sniffs that trespass onto home/curtilage a search
Illinois v. Caballes
Dog sniffs during a car stop not a search (so long as search not extended for sniff)
Illinois v. Gates
Overturned Aguilar/Spinelli, probable cause is determined by totality of the circumstances
Aguilar/Spinelli
If cops use informant, must show that informant is reliable and determine the veracity of the information given
Maryland v. Pringle
Probable cause for drugs in car can mean cops have probable cause to search all in the car (so long as they seem like they might be drug users)
Whren v. United States
Don’t look at subjective intent of cops. Standard is objective
Andresen v. Maryland
Typically, catch-all wording in warrants is bad. However, if limited by context of the warrant, can be ok
Groh v. Ramirez
Must refer to the items to be seized in the warrant. Can do so by referencing the affidavit
Muehler v. Mena
Can detain, handcuff, and question occupants during a search
Wilson v. Layne
Media may not search with cops unless fulfilling a law enforcement purpose
United States v. Bailey
Can’t detain if someone isn’t in immediate proximity of search area
Warden v. Hayden
Hot pursuit (can search for person and evidence)
Payton v. N.Y.
No exception to warrant requirement to enter an apartment/home to make a homicide arrest (not hot pursuit or an exigency)
Collins v. Virginia
Automobile exception doesn’t apply on curtilage or in home
Missouri v. McNeely
No per se exception for DUI blood tests. Case-by-case analysis where you ask whether they could get a warrant before BAC dissipates
Maryland v. King
No suspicion required for post-arrest DNA swabs
Brigham City, Utah v. Stuart
Preventing injury to someone satisfies the exigency exception
Kentucky v. King
Preventing destruction of evidence satisfies exigency exception AND it’s ok for cops to create exigency so long as they’ve acted within the bounds of 4A up to that point
Minnesota v. Dickerson
Establishes plain touch doctrine, but plain touch does not equal manipulating object
Chimel v. California
Grab area rule for searches incident to arrest
Riley v. California
Cannot search phones incident to arrest unless there’s truly an exigency or you get a warrant
Arizona v. Gant
Car searches incident to arrest: if suspect in back of patrol car, may not search passenger compartment of car unless there’s reason to believe evidence of the crime of arrest is present
Maryland v. Buie
Establishes protective sweep “exception”
Georgia v. Randolph
Spouse cannot give permission to search a house when other spouse is physically present and forbidding permission
Fernandez v. California
Spouse can give permission to search house even when the reason the other spouse is absent is because the police have taken him away
Camara v. Municipal Court
Establishes administrative search procedures. No P/C required so long as reasonable legislative scheme + administrative warrant
New York v. Burger
Closely regulated businesses do not need admin warrant. Need (1) substantial government interest, (2) show that search fulfills that interest, and (3) legislative scheme that provides notice and limits discretion
City of Los Angeles v. Patel
Motels are not a closely regulated business, cops can still search with admin warrant
United States v. Flores-Montano
Routine secondary searches at border require no suspicion. Factors for “routine”: non-invasive, non-destructive, put car back together, 2-3 hours
United States v. Montoya-Hernandez
Nonroutine border searches (like looking up alimentary canal) require reasonable suspicion
Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz
DUI checkpoints (suspicionless stops to check for drunkenness) ok
City of Indianapolis v. Edmond
Drug interdiction checkpoints not ok, this is law enforcement investigation