Serpas v. Schmidt’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. “), Ill.Ann.Stat. ch. 8, para. 37 (Smith-Hurd Supp.1987). Many of the backstretchers live in dormitory rooms located in the backstretch, which is the area where the horses are stabled. These rooms are owned by the race track and made available to the trainers and the backstretchers in their employ at no charge. Backstretchers do not have to live at the track, but many do so for reasons of convenience and economy. 3 Because backstretchers have contact with the race horses immediately before and between races, they are in a position to administer drugs or apply mechanical devices (called”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Serpas v. Schmidt

2. “warrantless searches and seizures and investigatory stops of occupational licensees within the race track enclosure do not violate the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution since horse racing licensees have notice of the likelihood of warrantless searches by the pervasiveness of regulation and by the long history of governmental regulation of this business.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Serpas v. Schmidt

3. “searches and seizures. The reasonableness of a search depends upon a person's expectation of privacy in the place to be searched, provided that that expectation is one that society is willing to recognize as”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Serpas v. Schmidt