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CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF CANINES TO DETECT EVIDENCE OF CRIME

NCJ Number
34395
Journal
Fordham Law Review Volume: 44 Issue: 5 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 973-990
Author(s)
J SCHUSTER
Date Published
1976
Length
18 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF CONFLICTS ABOUT THE LEGITIMACY OF SEARCHES INVOLVING THE USE OF TRAINED CANINES TO DETECT NARCOTICS AND ARISING OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT'S FAILURE TO DEFINE WHAT CONSTITUTES A SEARCH.
Abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF A SEARCH AS A PHYSICAL INTRUSION IN OLMSTEAD V UNITED STATES (1928) TO THE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY DOCTRINE ESTABLISHED IN KATZ V UNITED STATES (1967) IS TRACED.