Search and Seizure in Oregon

Lesson Plan

Kyllo v. United States (2001)

The results of a scan of a house using a heat sensing device/thermal scanner were used to obtain a search warrant. Thesearch yielded large amounts of marijuana.
Case Study
Link to Case

State of Oregon v. Johnson (2003)

Salem police illegally seized the clothing of a suspect which tainted the items so that the evidence was excluded even when later seized under a valid warrant.
Case Study & Lesson Plan
Link to Case

State of Oregon v. Smith (1998)

Police use a sniff dog to locate the presence of marijuana.
Case Study

In the Matter of Terrance Stephens

A student in an alternative school consented to all school policies. He then said his consent to a locker search was involuntary.
Case Study
Opinion

Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995)

The school district required a drug test before students were permitted to play sports. Acton claims this violates his 4th amendment rights.
Case Study & Lesson Plan
Link to Case

Lessons from the Oregon Constitution Study Circle – Using the U.S. and Oregon constitutions to examine Bill of Rights issues.

Search and Seizure in Oregon
Janelle Sowers, LakeRidge High School

Using case briefs, students will trace the history of the Exclusionary Rule through the state and federal courts.
Teacher Instruction
4th Amendment, U.S. Constitution
Article I, Section 9, Oregon Constitution
Packet, Sheets 1-5
Weeks v. U.S.
State v. McDaniel
Mapp v. Ohio
Terry v. Ohio
U.S. v. Peltier
State v. Warner
Stone v. Powell
State v. McMurphy

State v. Dominguez-Martinez
Alisa Harvey, Sunset High School >

This lesson will help students examine the use of racial profiling as a law enforcement tool and explore the concept of unreasonable searches and seizures in Oregon.
Lesson Plan
State v. Dominguez-Martinez

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