SCORIBLOG follows the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, topics related Rhode Island law, and other legal matters of interest to lawyers. The author of SCORIBLOG is Attorney Thomas M. Dickinson.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Florida v. Jardines SCOTUS argument . . .
After reading today's oral argument transcript from Florida v. Jardines . . . I'm guessing Florida will lose the case because the police officer's warrantless visit to the defendant's front door, accompanied by a drug-sniffing dog, violated the Fourth Amendment. There was a lot of discussion, though, suggesting that a Girl Scout selling cookies would not be a Fourth Amendment violation . . .
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