Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Fisher v. United States
Fisher v. United States, 474 U.S. 819 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-10-07
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- canine sniff conducted at the door of a person’s dwelling was search requiring warrant based on probable cause
- “Probable cause to believe certain items will be found in a specific location is a ‘practical, nontechnical conception,’ [citations omitted] that need not be based on direct, first-hand, or ‘hard’ evidence.”
Citator
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 757 F. 2d 1359.