Supreme Court of Vermont· 12/27/1993

State v. Rogers

Citations

638 A.2d 569
161 Vt. 236
1993 Vt. LEXIS 148

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noting that landowner must take steps to establish expectation of privacy in open fields
finding that trooper did not violate Fourth Amendment while “standing in a position from 6 which he could lawfully make an observation” into defendant’s garden within curtilage
upholding search in which police walked onto private property outside curtilage, observed recently harvested marijuana patch within or near curtilage, and obtained search warrant
upholding search in which police walked onto private property outside curtilage, observed recently harvested marijuana patch within or near curtilage, and obtained search warrant
leaving open the question of whether observation of the curtilage from a lawful vantage point is a search if aided by binoculars or technology
leaving open the question of whether observation of the curtilage from a lawful vantage point is a search if aided by binoculars or technology

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Judges: Allen, Gibson, Dooley, Morse, Johnson

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