An interesting read as to what constitutes a legal police search based on probable cause:
The whole article is good. Here's an excerpt:
"However, use of sophisticated devices to enhance the officers' observation powers to reveal things not visible with the naked eye from some lawful vantage point will likely constitute a search. Thus, when police used a 600-millimeter camera lens from a distance of 100 yards (the nearest point the officers had a right to be) to glimpse through the fan louvers of an opaque greenhouse surrounded by brush and two fences, their observations of marijuana plants were held to be a search. (20) Therefore, if the use of enhancement devices is contemplated during a surveillance, absent emergency circumstances, a valid search warrant should be obtained prior to its institution."
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