{"id":2334,"date":"2020-08-24T08:38:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T12:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/?p=2334"},"modified":"2020-09-18T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T14:04:00","slug":"does-the-fourth-amendment-prevent-police-from-looking-into-your-house-from-your-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/does-the-fourth-amendment-prevent-police-from-looking-into-your-house-from-your-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Fourth Amendment prevent police from looking into your house from your property?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Is your \u201csemiprivate\u201d area in your home\u2019s curtilage protected from prying eyes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Fourth Amendment protects all Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. \u00a0Courts define what that means everyday in terms of how far Fourth Amendment protections are extended. \u00a0One case that raises an interesting issue is <em>Cyde S. Bovat v. State of Vermont<\/em>. \u00a0This case may be heard by the United States Supreme Court as the defendant has filed a writ of certiorari.<\/p>\n<p>The Question presented in <em>Clyde S. Bovat v. State of Vermont<\/em> was whether a police officer can access \u201csemiprivate\u201d areas within a home\u2019s curtilage to conduct an investigation without a warrant.<strong>What happened in <em>Clyde<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/does-the-fourth-amendment-prevent-police-from-looking-into-your-house-from-your-property\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Does the Fourth Amendment prevent police from looking into your house from your property?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your \u201csemiprivate\u201d area in your home\u2019s curtilage protected from prying eyes? The Fourth Amendment protects all Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. \u00a0Courts define what that means everyday in terms of how far Fourth Amendment protections are extended. \u00a0One case that raises an interesting issue is Cyde S. Bovat v. 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