oliver argued november decided april acting reports marihuana raised petitioner farm narcotics agents kentucky state police went farm investigate arriving farm drove past petitioner house locked gate trespassing sign footpath around one side agents walked around gate along road found field marihuana mile petitioner house petitioner arrested indicted manufactur ing controlled substance violation federal statute pretrial hearing district suppressed evidence discovery marihuana field applying katz holding petitioner reasonable expectation field remain private open field invited casual intrusion appeals reversed holding katz impaired vitality open fields doctrine hester permits police officers enter search field without warrant receiving tip marihuana grown woods behind respondent residence police officers entered woods path residence neighboring house followed path woods reached two marihuana patches fenced chicken wire trespassing signs later officers upon determining patches respondent property obtained search warrant seized marihuana respondent arrested indicted maine trial granted respondent motion suppress fruits second search holding initial warrantless search unreasonable trespassing signs secluded location marihuana patches evinced reasonable expectation privacy therefore open fields doctrine apply maine judicial affirmed held open fields doctrine applied cases determine whether discovery seizure marihuana question valid pp doctrine founded upon explicit language fourth amendment whose special protection accorded persons houses papers effects exten open fields hester supra open fields effects within meaning amendment term effects less inclusive property encompassing open fields government intrusion upon open fields one unreasonable searches proscribed amendment pp since katz supra touchstone fourth amendment analysis whether person constitutionally protected reasonable expectation privacy amendment protect merely subjective expectation privacy expectation society prepared recognize reasonable open fields accessible public police ways home office commercial structure fences trespassing signs effectively bar public viewing open fields asserted expectation privacy open fields one society recognizes reasonable moreover common law implying land immediately surrounding associated home warrants fourth amendment protections attach home conversely implies expectation privacy legitimately attaches open fields pp analysis circumstances search open field basis determine whether reasonable expectations privacy violated provide workable accommodation needs law enforcement interests protected fourth amendment ad hoc approach make difficult policeman discern scope authority also create danger constitutional rights arbitrarily inequitably enforced pp steps taken protect privacy planting marihuana secluded land erecting fences trespassing signs around property establish expectations privacy open field legitimate sense required fourth amendment test legitimacy whether individual chooses conceal assertedly private activity whether government intrusion infringes upon personal societal values protected amendment fact government intrusion upon open field trespass common law make search constitutional sense case open fields general rights property protected common law trespass little relevance applicability fourth amendment pp powell delivered opinion burger blackmun rehnquist joined parts ii white joined white filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment post marshall filed dissenting opinion brennan stevens joined post together maine thornton certiorari judicial maine frank haddad argued cause petitioner briefs robert wilson wayne moss assistant attorney general maine argued cause petitioner briefs james tierney attorney general james brannigan deputy attorney general robert frank assistant attorney general david crook alan horowitz argued cause brief solicitor general lee assistant attorney general jensen deputy solicitor general frey donna zeegers appointment argued cause filed brief respondent fn briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed american civil liberties union northern california et al eric neisser alan schlosser amitai schwartz joaquin avila morris baller john huerta california farm bureau federation et al thomas olson briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed americans effective law enforcement et al fred inbau wayne schmidt james manak state california john van de kamp attorney general harley mayfield assistant attorney general jay bloom deputy attorney general brief amici curiae filed state alabama et al charles graddick attorney general alabama joseph marston iii assistant attorney general attorneys general respective jurisdictions follows norman gorsuch alaska aviata american samoa robert corbin arizona duane woodard colorado charles oberly iii delaware robert stephen kansas steven beshear kentucky paul douglas nebraska david wilkinson utah john easton vermont chauncey browning west virginia bronson la follette wisconsin archie mcclintock wyoming justice powell delivered opinion open fields doctrine first enunciated hester permits police officers enter search field without warrant granted certiorari cases clarify confusion arisen continued vitality doctrine acting reports marihuana raised farm petitioner oliver two narcotics agents kentucky state police went farm investigate arriving farm drove past petitioner house locked gate trespassing sign footpath led around one side gate agents walked around gate along road several hundred yards passing barn parked camper point someone standing front camper shouted hunting allowed come back officers shouted back kentucky state police officers found one returned camper officers resumed investigation farm found field marihuana mile petitioner home petitioner arrested indicted manufactur ing controlled substance pretrial hearing district suppressed evidence discovery marihuana field applying katz found petitioner reasonable expectation field remain private petitioner done expected assert privacy area farm searched posted trespassing signs regular intervals locked gate entrance center farm app pet cert pp noted field highly secluded bounded sides woods fences embankments seen point public access concluded open field invited casual intrusion appeals sixth circuit sitting en banc reversed district concluded katz upon district relied impaired vitality open fields doctrine hester rather open fields doctrine entirely compatible katz emphasis privacy reasoned human relations create need privacy ordinarily take place open fields property owner right exclude trespassers insufficiently linked privacy warrant fourth amendment protection granted certiorari receiving anonymous tip marihuana grown woods behind respondent thornton residence two police officers entered woods path residence neighboring house followed footpath woods reached two marihuana patches fenced chicken wire later officers determined patches property respondent obtained warrant search property seized marihuana basis evidence respondent arrested indicted trial granted respondent motion suppress fruits second search warrant search premised information police obtained previous warrantless search found unreasonable trespassing signs secluded location marihuana patches evinced reasonable expectation privacy therefore held open fields doctrine apply maine judicial affirmed agreed trial correct question whether search violation privacy individual justifiably relied search violated respondent privacy also agreed open fields doctrine justify search doctrine applies according officers lawfully present property observe open patent activity case officers trespassed upon defendant property respondent made every effort conceal activity granted certiorari rule announced hester founded upon explicit language fourth amendment amendment indicates precision places things encompassed protections justice holmes explained characteristically laconic style special protection accorded fourth amendment people persons houses papers effects extended open fields distinction latter house old common law hester open fields effects within meaning fourth amendment respect suggestive james madison proposed draft became fourth amendment preserves rights people secured persons houses papers property unreasonable searches seizures see lasson history development fourth amendment constitution although congress revisions madison proposal broadened scope amendment respects term effects less inclusive property said encompass open fields conclude deciding hester government intrusion upon open fields one unreasonable searches proscribed text fourth amendment iii interpretation fourth amendment language consistent understanding right privacy expressed fourth amendment jurisprudence since katz touchstone amendment analysis question whether person constitutionally protected reasonable expectation privacy harlan concurring amendment protect merely subjective expectation privacy expectation society prepared recognize reasonable see also smith maryland single factor determines whether individual legitimately may claim fourth amendment place free government intrusion authorized warrant see rakas illinois powell concurring assessing degree search infringes upon individual privacy given weight factors intention framers fourth amendment chadwick uses individual put location jones societal understanding certain areas deserve scrupulous protection government invasion payton new york factors equally relevant determining whether government intrusion upon open fields without warrant probable cause violates reasonable expectations privacy therefore search proscribed amendment light rule hester supra reaffirm today may understood providing individual may legitimately demand privacy activities conducted doors fields except area immediately surrounding home see also air pollution variance bd western alfalfa rule true conception right privacy embodied fourth amendment amendment reflects recognition framers certain enclaves free arbitrary government interference example since enactment fourth amendment stressed overriding respect sanctity home embedded traditions since origins republic payton new york supra see also silverman district contrast open fields provide setting intimate activities amendment intended shelter government interference surveillance societal interest protecting privacy activities cultivation crops occur open fields moreover practical matter lands usually accessible public police ways home office commercial structure generally true fences trespassing signs effectively bar public viewing open fields rural areas petitioner oliver respondent thornton concede public police lawfully may survey lands air reasons asserted expectation privacy open fields expectation society recognizes reasonable historical underpinnings open fields doctrine also demonstrate doctrine consistent respect reasonable expectations privacy justice holmes writing observed hester common law distinguished open fields curtilage land immediately surrounding associated home see blackstone commentaries distinction implies curtilage neighboring open fields warrants fourth amendment protections attach home common law curtilage area extends intimate activity associated sanctity man home privacies life boyd therefore considered part home fourth amendment purposes thus courts extended fourth amendment protection curtilage defined curtilage common law reference factors determine whether individual reasonably may expect area immediately adjacent home remain private see van dyke williams care cert denied conversely common law implies reaffirm today expectation privacy legitimately attaches open fields conclude text fourth amendment historical contemporary understanding purposes individual legitimate expectation open fields remain free warrantless intrusion government officers petitioner oliver respondent thornton contend contrary circumstances search sometimes may indicate reasonable expectations privacy violated courts therefore analyze circumstances basis language fourth amendment answers contention approach provide workable accommodation needs law enforcement interests protected fourth amendment approach police officers guess every search whether landowners erected fences sufficiently high posted sufficient number warning signs located contraband area sufficiently secluded establish right privacy lawfulness search turn highly sophisticated set rules qualified sorts ifs ands buts requiring drawing subtle nuances hairline distinctions new york belton quoting lafave adjudication versus standardized procedures robinson dilemma rev repeatedly acknowledged difficulties created courts police citizens ad hoc definition fourth amendment standards applied differing factual circumstances see belton supra robbins california powell concurring judgment dunaway new york robinson ad hoc approach makes difficult policeman discern scope authority belton supra also creates danger constitutional rights arbitrarily inequitably enforced cf smith goguen iv event factors petitioner oliver respondent thornton urge courts consider may relevant fourth amendment analysis contexts factors decisive question whether search open field subject amendment initially reject suggestion steps taken protect privacy establish expectations privacy open field legitimate true course petitioner oliver respondent thornton order conceal criminal activities planted marihuana upon secluded land erected fences trespassing signs around property may precautions members public stumbled upon marihuana crops seized police neither suppositions demonstrates however expectation privacy legitimate sense required fourth amendment test legitimacy whether individual chooses conceal assertedly private activity rather correct inquiry whether government intrusion infringes upon personal societal values protected fourth amendment explained find basis concluding police inspection open fields accomplishes infringement government intrusion upon open field search constitutional sense intrusion trespass common law existence property right one element determining whether expectations privacy legitimate premise property interests control right government search seize discredited katz quoting warden hayden ven property interest premises may sufficient establish legitimate expectation privacy respect particular items located premises activity conducted thereon rakas illinois common law may guide consideration areas protected fourth amendment defining areas whose invasion others wrongful powell concurring law trespass however forbids intrusions upon land fourth amendment proscribe trespass law extends instances exercise right exclude vindicates legitimate privacy interest thus case open fields general rights property protected common law trespass little relevance applicability fourth amendment conclude open fields doctrine enunciated hester consistent plain language fourth amendment historical purposes moreover justice holmes interpretation amendment hester accords reasonable expectation privacy analysis developed subsequent decisions therefore affirm oliver maine thornton reversed remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes panel sixth circuit affirmed suppression order four dissenting judges contended open fields doctrine apply case reasonable effort made exclude public extent dissent considered katz implicitly overruled previous holdings dissent concluded petitioner established reasonable expectation privacy katz standard judge lively also wrote separately argue open fields doctrine applied lands viewed public also discredited information supplied confidential informant upon police based warrant application respondent contends decision rests upon adequate independent grounds read decision however excluding evidence search violated state constitution maine judicial referred fourth amendment federal constitution purported apply katz test prior state cases cited also construed federal constitution case maine judicial articulate independent state ground clarity required michigan long contrary respondent assertion review state courts finding matter fact area searched open field rather question us appropriate legal standard determining whether search area without warrant lawful federal constitution conflict two cases review illustrative confusion open fields doctrine generated among state federal courts compare state byers la refusing apply open fields doctrine state brady lace freie brown atwell dissent offers basis suggestion hester rests upon narrow unarticulated principle rather upon reasoning enunciated opinion case subsequent cases discredited hester reasoning frequently relied explicit language fourth amendment delineating scope affirmative protections see robbins california opinion stewart payton new york alderman cases decided katz indicate katz reasonable expectation privacy standard sever fourth amendment doctrine amendment language katz construed amendment protection person unreasonable searches encompass electronic eavesdropping telephone conversations sought kept private katz fundamental recognition fourth amendment protects people simply areas unreasonable searches seizures see faithful amendment language katz demonstrates fairly may respect constraints constitution language without wedding unreasoning literalism contrast dissent approach ignore language constitution well overturn governing precedent framers understood term effects limited personal rather real property see generally doe dring eng discussing prior cases blackstone commentaries fourth amendment protection offices commercial buildings may legitimate expectations privacy also based upon societal expectations deep roots history amendment see marshall barlow leasing tr oral arg see allen debacker supp wd practical terms petitioner oliver respondent thornton analysis merely require law enforcement officers situations use aerial surveillance gather information necessary obtain warrant justify warrantless entry onto property easy see requirement advance legitimate privacy interests dissent conceives open fields bustling private activity diverse lovers trysts worship services post instances police disturb one enter upon open fields fields character open unoccupied unlikely provide setting activities whose privacy sought protected fourth amendment one need think vast expanse western ranches undeveloped woods northwest see unreality dissent conception fourth amendment provides ample protection activities open fields might implicate individual privacy individual enters place defined public fourth amendment analysis lose claims privacy personal security cf arkansas sanders burger concurring judgment example fourth amendment protections unreasonable arrest unreasonable seizure effects upon person remain fully applicable see watson neither petitioner oliver respondent thornton contended property searched within curtilage necessary cases consider scope curtilage exception open fields doctrine degree fourth amendment protection afforded curtilage opposed home clear however term open fields may include unoccupied undeveloped area outside curtilage open field need neither open field terms used common speech example contrary respondent thornton suggestion tr oral arg thickly wooded area nonetheless may open field term used construing fourth amendment see pruitt bedell state ark clarity open fields doctrine reaffirm today sacrificed dissent suggests recognition curtilage remains within protections fourth amendment many millions acres open fields close structure arguably within curtilage homes boundaries curtilage clearly marked conception defining curtilage area around home activity home life extends familiar one easily understood daily experience occasional difficulties courts might applying like legal concepts argue unprecedented expansion fourth amendment advocated dissent certainly framers intend fourth amendment shelter criminal activity wherever persons criminal intent choose erect barriers post trespassing signs noted conception curtilage served function law trespass recognizes interest possession control one property reason permits exclusion unwanted intruders follow right exclude conferred trespass law embodies privacy interest also protected fourth amendment contrary common law trespass furthers range interests nothing privacy served applying strictures trespass law public officers criminal laws trespass prophylactic protect intruders poach steal livestock crops vandalize property civil action trespass serves important function authorizing owner defeat claims prescription asserting title see holmes common law event unlicensed use property others presumptively unjustified anyone wishes use property free bargain right property owner cf posner economic analysis law reasons law trespass confers protections intrusion others far broader required fourth amendment interests justice white concurring part concurring judgment concur judgment join parts ii opinion parts dispose issue us need go deal expectation privacy matter however reasonable landowner expectations privacy may expectations convert field house effect justice marshall justice brennan justice stevens join dissenting consolidated cases police officers ignoring clearly visible trespassing signs entered upon private land search evidence crime spot seen vantage point accessible public police discovered contraband subsequently used incriminate owner land neither case police warrant authorizing activities holds police conduct sort constitute unreasonable search within meaning fourth amendment reaches startling conclusion two independent analytical routes first argues fourth amendment terms renders people secure persons houses papers effects inapplicable trespasses upon land lying within curtilage dwelling ante second contends individual may legitimately demand privacy activities conducted doors fields except area immediately surrounding home ante agree either propositions dissent first ground rests decision fourth amendment indicates precision places things encompassed protections real property included list protected spaces possessions ante line argument several flaws obviously inconsistent results many previous decisions none purports overrule example neither public telephone booth conversation conducted therein fairly described person house paper effect yet held fourth amendment forbids police without warrant eavesdrop conversation katz plausibly argued office commercial establishment covered plain language amendment yet held premises entitled constitutional protection marked fashion alerts public fact private marshall barlow leasing indeed reading plain language fourth amendment incapable explaining even holding case rules curtilage zone real property surrounding dwelling entitled constitutional protection ante told however whether curtilage house effect curtilage incorporated list things spaces shielded amendment field inability reconcile parsimonious reading phrase persons houses papers effects prior decisions even holding symptom fundamental infirmity reasoning fourth amendment like central provisions bill rights loom large modern jurisprudence designed prescribe precision permissible impermissible activities identify fundamental human liberty shielded forever government intrusion construe constitutional provisions sort way statutes whose drafters expected indicate comprehensiveness exactitude conduct wish forbid control change prescriptions become obsolete rather strive interpreting seminal constitutional provisions effectuate purposes lend meanings ensure liberties framers sought protect undermined changing activities government officials liberty shielded fourth amendment often acknowledged freedom unreasonable government intrusions legitimate expectations privacy chadwick freedom incompletely protected government conduct impinged upon person house paper effect subject constitutional scrutiny accordingly repudiated proposition fourth amendment applies limited set locales kinds property katz expressly rejected proffered locational theory coverage amendment holding protects people places since time consistently adhered view applicability provision depends solely upon whether person invoking protection claim justifiable reasonable legitimate expectation privacy invaded government action smith maryland contention field house effect covered fourth amendment inconsistent line cases understanding nature constitutional adjudication derives ii second ground decision contention interest landowner might privacy woods fields one society prepared recognize reasonable ante quoting katz harlan concurring mode analysis underlies assertion certainly consistent prior decisions discussed conclusion withstand scrutiny acknowledges traditionally looked variety factors determining whether expectation privacy asserted physical space reasonable ante though factors lend precise taxonomy may roughly grouped three categories first consider whether expectation issue rooted entitlements defined positive law second consider nature uses spaces sort question put third consider whether person claiming privacy interest manifested interest public way people understand respect expectations privacy asserted petitioner oliver respondent thornton examined lenses becomes clear expectations entitled constitutional protection frequently acknowledged privacy interests coterminous property rights salvucci however property rights reflect society explicit recognition person authority act wishes certain areas considered determining whether individual expectations privacy reasonable rakas illinois powell concurring indeed suggested insofar ne main rights attaching property right exclude others one owns lawfully possesses controls property likelihood legitimate expectation privacy virtue right exclude opinion undisputed oliver thornton owned land police intruded fact alone provides considerable support assertion legitimate privacy interests woods fields even telling nature sanctions oliver thornton invoke local law violation property rights kentucky knowing entry upon fenced otherwise enclosed land upon unenclosed land conspicuously posted signs excluding public constitutes criminal trespass rev stat law maine similar intrusion place intruder may lawfully excluded posted manner prescribed law manner reasonably likely come attention intruders fenced otherwise enclosed crime rev stat tit thus positive law recognizes legitimacy oliver thornton insistence strangers keep land subjects refuse respect wishes severe penalties criminal liability circumstances hard credit assertion oliver thornton expectations privacy sort society prepared recognize reasonable uses place put highly relevant assessment privacy interest asserted therein rakas illinois supra powell concurring light shared sensibilities activities kind people able engage without fear intrusion private persons government officials extend protection fourth amendment space question even absence entitlement derived positive law katz privately owned woods fields exposed public view regularly employed variety ways society acknowledges deserve privacy many landowners like take solitary walks property confident confronted rambles strangers policemen others conduct agricultural businesses property landowners use secluded spaces meet lovers others gather together fellow worshippers still others engage sustained creative endeavor private land sometimes used refuge wildlife flora fauna protected human intervention kind respect freedom landowners use posted open fields ways partially explains seriousness positive law regards deliberate invasions spaces see supra substantially reinforces landowners contention expectations privacy reasonable whether person took normal precautions maintain privacy given space affects whether interest one protected fourth amendment rawlings kentucky reason precautions relevant insist person right exclude others exercise right claim privacy therefore strengthened fact claimant somehow manifested people desire keep distance certain spaces presumptively private signals sort unnecessary homeowner need post enter sign door order deny entrance uninvited guests privacy interests spaces ambiguous taking precautions consequently important placing lock one footlocker strengthens one claim examination contents impermissible see chadwick still spaces positive law social convention presumed accessible members public unless owner manifests intention exclude undeveloped land falls category person marked boundaries fields woods way informs passersby welcome object members public enter onto property reason greater rights government officials accordingly held official may without warrant enter private land public excluded make observations vantage point air pollution variance board western alfalfa fairly read case majority heavily relies hester affirms little foregoing unremarkable proposition aught appears opinion case defendants fleeing revenue agents observed committing crime abandoned incriminating evidence private land public excluded circumstances surprising unpersuaded defendants argument entry onto fields agents violated fourth amendment different case presented owner undeveloped land taken precautions exclude public indicated deliberate entry private citizen onto private property marked trespassing signs expose criminal liability see reason government official obliged respect unequivocal universally understood manifestations landowner desire privacy sum examination three principal criteria traditionally used assessing reasonableness person expectation given space remain private indicates interests sort asserted oliver thornton entitled constitutional protection owner right insist others stay posted land firmly grounded positive law many uses land may put deserve privacy marking boundaries land warnings public intrude owner dispelled ambiguity desires police cases proffered justification invasions oliver thornton privacy interests neither case entry legitimated warrant one established exceptions warrant requirement conclude therefore searches land violated fourth amendment evidence obtained course searches suppressed iii clear easily administrable rule emerges analysis set forth private land marked fashion sufficient render entry thereon criminal trespass law state land lies protected fourth amendment proscription unreasonable searches seizures one advantages foregoing rule draws upon doctrine already familiar citizens government officials jurisdiction substantial body statutory case law defines precautions landowner must take order avail sanctions criminal law police know body law entrusted responsibility enforcing public therefore difficult police abide contrast doctrine announced today incapable determinate application police officers making warrantless entries upon private land obliged future make judgments far curtilage extends stay outside zone addition may expect see spate litigation question much improvement necessary remove private land category unoccupied undeveloped area open fields exception deemed applicable see ante holding ill serves need make constitutional doctrine workable application trained police officers illinois andreas withdraws shield fourth amendment privacy interests clearly deserve protection exempting coverage amendment large areas private land opens way investigative activities find repugnant lace newman concurring result hen police officers execute military maneuvers residential property three weeks surveillance called reasonable state brady order position surveillance groups around ranch airfield deputies forced cross dike ram one gate cut chain lock another cut cross posted fences proceed several hundred yards hiding places cert granted supplemental memoranda ordered oral argument postponed fourth amendment properly construed embodies gives effect collective sense degree men women civilized society entitled let alone governments olmstead brandeis dissenting cf smith maryland marshall dissenting opinion bespeaks help promote impoverished vision fundamental right dissent informs us framers understood term effects encompass personal property ante construction term exclude public phone booth spoken words hand automobile surely constitute effect theory cars therefore stand constitutional footing houses cases establish however car owners diminished expectations cars remain free prying eyes warrants corresponding reduction constitutional protection accorded cars terms provisions bill rights curtail activities federal government see barron mayor city council baltimore pet fourteenth amendment subjects state local governments important restrictions see cantwell connecticut first amendment wolf colorado fourth amendment cf mcculloch maryland wheat must never forget constitution expounding document detailed legal code ts nature requires great outlines marked important objects designated minor ingredients compose objects deduced nature objects emphasis original rejection mode interpretation appropriate statutes perhaps clearest treatment first amendment amendment provides pertinent part congress shall make law abridging freedom speech press says nothing example restrictions expressive behavior access courts yet give effect purpose amendment applied regulations conduct designed convey message edwards south carolina accorded constitutional protection public right access criminal trials globe newspaper superior see also chadwick disagreeing suggestion fourth amendment protects dwellings specifically designated locales asserting instead purpose amendment safeguard individuals unreasonable government invasions legitimate privacy interests rakas illinois holding determinative question whether person claims protection amendment legitimate expectation privacy invaded place recent decisions continue rely conception purpose scope fourth amendment enunciated katz see jacobsen ante michigan clifford illinois andreas place texas brown plurality opinion knotts sensitive weakness argument persons things mentioned fourth amendment exhaust coverage provision goes analyze length privacy interests might legitimately asserted open fields inclusion parts iii iv opinion coupled reaffirmation katz progeny ante strongly suggests theory sketched part ii opinion little effect future decisions area privacy interests protected fourth amendment limited expectations physical areas remain free public government intrusion see supra factors relevant assessment reasonableness nonspatial privacy interest may well different three considerations discussed see smith maryland stewart dissenting marshall dissenting dispute oliver thornton subjective expectations privacy view lower courts findings issue see oliver wd app pet cert pp maine thornton super apr app pet cert pp today seeks evade force principle contending law property designed serve various prophylactic economic purposes unrelated protection privacy ante efforts rationalize distribution entitlements state law interesting may explanatory power support weight seeks place upon surely must concede one purposes law real property specifically law criminal trespass see infra page define enforce privacy interests empower people make whatever use wish certain tracts land without fear people intrude upon activities views commentators old new functions served positive law thus insufficient support sweeping assertion case open fields general rights property little relevance applicability fourth amendment ante see also rawlings kentucky blackmun concurring cf comment ali model penal code common thread running provisions sample state criminal trespass laws element unwanted intrusion usually coupled sort notice intruders may enter people object strangers tramping woodland pasture open range hand intrusions buildings onto property fenced manner manifestly designed exclude intruders onto private property defiance actual notice keep away generally considered objectionable circumstances frightening circumstances inquiry requires analysis sorts uses given space susceptible manner person asserting expectation privacy space fact employing see chadwick make exceptions principle evaluate uses basis two contexts called upon assess formerly called standing particular person challenge intrusion government officials area person lacked primary control see rakas illinois jones possible ascertain person using particular space without violating privacy interest asserting see katz cases latter sort inquiries described part part infra coextensive neither exceptions applicable thus majority contention cultivation marihuana activity society wishes protect oliver thornton legitimate privacy interest fields ante reflects misunderstanding level generality constitutional analysis must proceed accord constitutional protection businesses conducted office buildings see supra apparent businesses conducted fields open public less deserving benefit fourth amendment use implicates kind privacy interest somewhat different accustomed involves neither person interest immunity observation person interest shielding scrutiny residues manifestations personal life cf weinreb generalities fourth amendment chi rev derives rather person desire preserve inviolate portion world idiosyncracy interest however render less deserving constitutional protection see also rakas illinois supra powell concurring chadwick supra katz supra however homeowner acts affirmatively invite someone abode later insist privacy interests violated lewis argument supportive position taken today might constructed basis examination record hester appears approach house one agents crossed pasture fence see tr record hester however opinion placed weight upon indeed even mention circumstance event extent hester may read support rule broader stated air pollution variance board western alfalfa undercut decision katz repudiated locational theory coverage fourth amendment enunciated olmstead line decisions originating katz see supra indeed important practical considerations suggest police empowered invade land closed public many parts country landowners feel entitled use expelling trespassers posted property thus serious risk police officers making unannounced warrantless searches open fields become involved violent confrontations irate landowners potentially tragic results cf mcdonald jackson concurring likelihood police err making judgments suggested difficulty experienced courts trying define curtilage dwellings see berrong cert pending van dyke perhaps serious danger decision today police permitted routinely engage behavior gradually become less offensive us justice brandeis observed government potent omnipresent teacher good ill teaches whole people example crime contagious government becomes lawbreaker breeds contempt law olmstead dissenting opinion see also solem stumes stevens dissenting