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United States v. Steven G. Huggins Vicki Jo Jensen Dahcota Whip Hagen Rhonda Taylor

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 6, 2002No. 01-30065, 01-30110, 01-30111, 01-30112PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge O’SCANNLAIN; Concurrence by Judge BETTY B. FLETCHER.

OPINION

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether the Fourth Amendment compels the suppression of the results of a series of searches set in motion by an application to scan a private residence and its outbuildings with a thermal imaging device.

I

In October 1998, DEA special agent Ronald Wright and IRS special agent Kurt Charlton interviewed a prisoner incarcerated on federal drug charges, seeking information on drug trafficking activity in southern Oregon. The informant gave them a tip that an individual variously…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. United States v. Dennis Washington and Ebony BrownCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Thai Tung LuongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. DyerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. EwingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011

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