Legal Opinion

Florida v. Jardines

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 26, 2013No. 11-564PublishedCited by 1,407 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia

*3 *1413 We consider whether using a drug-sniffing dog on a homeowner's porch to investigate the contents of the home is a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.

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In 2006, Detective William Pedraja of the Miami-Dade Police Department received an unverified tip that marijuana was being grown in the home of respondent Joelis Jardines. One month later, the Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration sent a joint surveillance team to Jardines' home. Detective Pedraja was part of that team. He watched the home for fifteen minutes and saw no vehicles in the driveway or activity around…

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2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886

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