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Legal Citation: 476 U.S. 207 (1986)

Petitioner
State of California

Respondent
Ciraolo

Petitioner's Claim
The respondent's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when law enforcement conducted aerial observation of his home and backyard which, in turn, resulted in his arrest and conviction for cultivating marijuana.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Lawrence K. Sullivan

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Marshall Warren Krause

Justices for the Court
Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
19 May 1986

Decision
Although conducted without a search...