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Authors

Mark D. Walton

Document Type

Article

Media Type

Text

Abstract

This note examines the United States Supreme Court decision accepting a "plain feel" analogue to the plain view doctrine. The author contends that this is an improper expansion of Terry v. Ohio that will result in routine warrantless personal searches for non-weapon contraband.

First Page

585

Last Page

608

Publication Date

5-1-1994

Department

College of Law

ISSN

0734-1490

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Suggested Citation

Mark Walton, Note, Minnesota v. Dickerson: "Plain Feel" and the Expansion of Terry to Allow Warrantless Seizures of Non-weapon Contraband, 14 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 585 (1994).

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