Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Gindlesperger
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 22, 1999No. 40 W.D. Appeal Docket 1998PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA Justice.
This appeal presents the first impression question of whether law enforcement agents’ use of an infrared thermal imaging device to scan a private residence without obtaining a search warrant constitutes an unlawful search in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Superior Court held that such use does constitute an unlawful search for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. We now affirm.
On April 9, 1994, police officers entered the basement area of Appellee Gregory Gindlesperger’s residence pursuant to a search warrant and seized…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Silverman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by21 opinions
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