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Inquiring nostrils want to know

April 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Search and Seizure, plain smell

For suspects who weren’t sure, you have no privacy interest in the way you smell.
The Virginia Court of Appeals didn’t have to hold its nose to embrace the “plain smell” doctrine, which gives cops the right to go into your pockets if you smell like marijuana.
“While some have questioned our willingness” to embrace the doctrine, [...]

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