State v. Jennette

Because I believe that the decision of the majority in this case seriously erodes some of the most fundamental protections of the Tennessee Constitution and cannot be supported under the longstanding case law of this State, I respectfully dissent. Although the majority addresses the procedural issues as well as the search and seizure issues, I focus solely on the substantive requirements of Article I, § 7 of the Tennessee Constitution, which provides:

“[t]hat the people shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasonable searches and seizures; and that general…