Legal Opinion
United States v. Karo
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 18, 1984No. 83-850PublishedCited by 831 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In United States v. Knotts, 460 U. S. 276 (1983), we held that the warrantless monitoring of an electronic tracking device (“beeper”)1 inside a container of chemicals did not violate the Fourth Amendment when it revealed no information that could not have been obtained through visual surveillance. In this case, we are called upon to address two questions left unresolved in Knotts: (1) whether installation of a beeper in a container of chemicals with the consent of the original owner constitutes a search or seizure within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when the container is delivered to a…
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