Carter v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “Carter’s expectation of privacy in the hotel room did not come to an abrupt end [at the check-out deadline]. In particular, Carter continued to have a right of privacy vis-avis the police. If the police had any authority to remain in Carter’s room and order him to vacate the room, that authority had to be derived from the express consent of the hotel management.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Laney v. State