Legal Opinion

Blalock v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 3, 1985No. 1085 S 392, 1-1184 A 276PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIVARNIK, Justice.

This cause comes to us on a petition to transfer from the First District Court of Appeals brought by Appellee State of Indiana. William Haskell Blalock was found guilty in the Franklin Circuit Court of dealing in marijuana, a class C felony. Ind. Code § 35-48-4-10(b)(2) (Burns 1985). Blalock was sentenced to a term of five (5) years and fined $500.00.

The Court of Appeals found on direct appeal that the warrantless aerial surveillance of Blalock's greenhouse violated his Fourth Amendment rights and the affidavit was insufficient to establish probable cause to justify issuance…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Oliver v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Hester v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  5. Massachusetts v. SheppardSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State v. NovembrinoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  2. Moran v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Krise v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Beverly v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Seltzer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

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