Jardines v. State
Annotate this CaseThis case stemmed from a warrantless "sniff test" by a drug detection dog at defendant's home and the subsequent discovery of live marijuana plants inside. At issue was whether the "sniff test" was a search under the Fourth Amendment and if so, whether the evidentiary showing of wrongdoing that the government must make prior to conducting such a search was probable cause or reasonable suspicion. The court held that in the present case, the "sniff test" was a substantial government intrusion into the sanctity of the home and constituted a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. The court also held that probable cause, not reasonable suspicion, was the proper evidentiary showing of wrongdoing that the government must make prior to conducting the "sniff test." Accordingly, the court quashed the district court's decision.
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