CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - UNITED STATES V SANTANA - A REINTERPRETATION OF THE KATZ REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY TEST

• NCJ Number: 41512
• Journal: North Carolina Law Review Volume: 55 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 665-674
• Author(s): E P CHESTER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DISCUSSION OF A SUPREME COURT CASE CLASSIFYING A DOORWAY AS A PUBLIC PLACE, THEREFORE HOLDING IT TO BE A LEGITIMATE LOCATION FOR A WARRANTLESS ARREST BASED UPON PROBABLE CAUSE.

Abstract

IN THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES V. SANTANA, OFFICERS OF THE PHILADELPHIA NARCOTICS SQUAD, ACTING ON PROBABLE CAUSE BUT WITHOUT A WARRANT, HAD DRIVEN TO DEFENDANT SANTANA'S RESIDENCE, AND FINDING HER IN HER DOORWAY, PROCEEDED TO ARREST HER. THE REVIEWER FEELS THAT THE REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY STANDARD WAS IGNORED BY THE COURT, PAVING THE WAY FOR INCREASED GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE....TWH