People v. Strauss

The State appeals from the trial court’s order granting the motion to suppress filed by defendant, Richard Strauss. The State makes the following arguments: (1) the provisions of Thoroughbred Rule 322 and Harness Rule 25 — 19, which authorized warrantless searches of racetrack licensees, are constitutionally permissible under the administrative-search exception to the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution; (2) defendant’s fourth amendment rights were not violated when he, a jockey, has no reasonable expectation of privacy, given the highly regulated nature of the sport of horse…