Difference between revisions of "United States v. Jacobsen"
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| + | In '''''United States v. Jacobsen''''', 466 U.S. 109, 122 (1984), upheld a search of a package of [[cocaine]] first by a private carrier and then by federal agents after it spilled open during shipment: | ||
| + | :"the concept of an interest in privacy that society is prepared to recognize as reasonable is, by its very nature, critically different from the mere expectation, however well justified, that certain facts will not come to the attention of authorities." | ||
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| + | The Court added that a chemical test "that can reveal whether a substance is cocaine, and no other arguably 'private' fact, compromises no legitimate privacy interest." ''Jacobsen'', 466 U.S. at 123. | ||
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Revision as of 21:56, May 23, 2010
In United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109, 122 (1984), upheld a search of a package of cocaine first by a private carrier and then by federal agents after it spilled open during shipment:
- "the concept of an interest in privacy that society is prepared to recognize as reasonable is, by its very nature, critically different from the mere expectation, however well justified, that certain facts will not come to the attention of authorities."
The Court added that a chemical test "that can reveal whether a substance is cocaine, and no other arguably 'private' fact, compromises no legitimate privacy interest." Jacobsen, 466 U.S. at 123.
