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“Plain Smell” v. “Smell-Plus” Doctrine: Florida’s Indecisiveness in Establishing Probable Cause for Warrantless Searches
October 16, 2025By Jennifer Fanea
The Fourth Amendment grants people the right “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”[i] It also states that “no [w]arrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by [o]ath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”[ii] […]
