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Kyllo v. United States
Kyllo v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court 2001
Legal history:
The petitoner asked to supress the evidence found in his house because it was an intrusion into his privacy, a violation of fourth ammendment rights. The Ninth circuit remanded to case to the district court which ruled not to supress evidence and Ninth circuit affirmed that decision.
Facts:
An angent of the U.S. department of the Interior suspected the petitioner of growing marjuana in his private house. To grow marjuana inside the house, special lamps are used that give off alot of heat. The agent used a thermal device to detect if the petitioner had these lamps. The device showed his hose to eminate more heat than all the neighboring houses. The agent got a warrant ...
Kyllo v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court 2001
Legal history:
The petitoner asked to supress the evidence found in his house because it was an intrusion into his privacy, a violation of fourth ammendment rights. The Ninth circuit remanded to case to the district court which ruled not to supress evidence and Ninth circuit affirmed that decision.
Facts:
An angent of the U.S. department of the Interior suspected the petitioner of growing marjuana in his private house. To grow marjuana inside the house, special lamps are used that give off alot of heat. The agent used a thermal device to detect if the petitioner had these lamps. The device showed his hose to eminate more heat than all the neighboring houses. The agent got a warrant ...
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