United States, police officers had suspicion about crime occurring (Doc A) but searched the suspect’s property in order to confirm their suspicion even though they did not have a warrant. In order to confirm their suspicion, the police officers, in the DLK case, used a thermal imager which detected heat radiating from the exterior of petitioner’s house (Doc E). The thermal imager did not invade the suspect’s privacy because it did not reveal any interior aspects of the home nor did it reveal any private activity in a private place but it rather detected the heat level from the exterior of the home. The heat waves measured escaped the home and entered the public domain (Doc F). Because it did not invade the privacy of DLK, the search did not require a
United States, police officers had suspicion about crime occurring (Doc A) but searched the suspect’s property in order to confirm their suspicion even though they did not have a warrant. In order to confirm their suspicion, the police officers, in the DLK case, used a thermal imager which detected heat radiating from the exterior of petitioner’s house (Doc E). The thermal imager did not invade the suspect’s privacy because it did not reveal any interior aspects of the home nor did it reveal any private activity in a private place but it rather detected the heat level from the exterior of the home. The heat waves measured escaped the home and entered the public domain (Doc F). Because it did not invade the privacy of DLK, the search did not require a