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Criminal Procedure Fall 2022
Resource 3 . 2
27 minutes

KYLLO v. UNITED STATES

C.E. Field

Scalia's "new technology" test:

It is a search where the government uses

  • sense-enhancing technology
  • not in use by the general public
  • to obtain details about the home
  • not knowable without physical intrusion.

Supreme Court of the United States
533 U.S. 27, 150 L. Ed. 2d 94, 121 S. Ct. 2038, 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4487, SCDB 2000-069
No. 99-8508
2001-06-11

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