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FLORIDA v. JARDINES

No. 11-564.

133 S.Ct. 1409 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 495

FLORIDA, Petitioner v. Joelis JARDINES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nichole A. Saharsky , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the Petitioner.

Gregory G. Garre , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Howard K. Blumberg , Miami, FL, for Respondent.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Carolyn M. Snurkowski , Counsel of Record, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Charmaine M. Millsaps , Assistant Attorney General, Timothy D. Osterhaus , Deputy Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.

Carlos J. Martinez , Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Maria E. Lauredo , Chief Assistant Public Defender, Howard K. Blumberg , Counsel of Record, Assistant Public Defender, Robert Kalter , Assistant Public Defender, Miami, FL, for Respondent.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider whether using a drug-sniffing dog on a homeowner's porch to investigate the contents of the home is a "search" within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment.

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In 2006, Detective William Pedraja of the Miami-Dade Police Department received an unverified tip that marijuana was being grown in the home of respondent Joelis Jardines. One month later...

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