Fifth Circuit· 3/8/2016

United States v. Rickey Beene

Citations

818 F.3d 157
2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4331
2016 WL 890127

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concluding that driveway was not curtilage even though fences partially “encircled” it because it “was open,” could be observed from street, no barriers blocked access to it, and residents “took [no] steps to protect their privacy, such as posting ‘no trespassing’ signs”
defendant’s driveway—-which was open, observable from the street, only partly fenced, and did not have indications that suggested the owners took steps to protect their privacy—was not part of the residence’s curtilage and so a dog sniff was permissible in that area

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Judges: Wiener, Southwick, Graves

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