United States, 533 U.S. 27 (2001), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the court ruled that the use of thermal imaging devices to monitor heat radiation in or around a person's home, even if conducted from a public vantage point, is unconstitutional without a search warrant. [1] .

Feb 20, 2001 · Based in part on the thermal imaging, a Federal Magistrate Judge issued a warrant to search Kyllo's home, where the agents found marijuana growing. After Kyllo was indicted on a federal drug charge, he unsuccessfully moved to suppress the evidence seized from his home and then entered a conditional guilty plea.

Facts of the case A Department of the Interior agent, suspicious that Danny Kyllo was growing marijuana, used a thermal-imaging device to scan his triplex. The imaging was to be used to determine if the amount of heat emanating from the home was consistent with the high-intensity lamps typically used for indoor marijuana growth.

Jun 11, 2001 · In 1991 Agent William Elliott of the United States Department of the Interior came to suspect that marijuana was being grown in the home belonging to petitioner Danny Kyllo, part of a triplex on Rhododendron Drive in Florence, Oregon. Indoor marijuana growth typically requires high-intensity lamps.

Nov 19, 2018 · Case Summary of Kyllo v. United States: Federal agents used a thermal imaging device outside of Kyllo’s home, suspecting that Kyllo was growing marijuana in his home, which requires use of heat lamps.

The police obtained evidence of a marijuana growing operation inside the defendant, Kyllo’s (the “defendant”) home, by using a thermal imaging device from outside the home. The police used the device to gather evidence to support issuance of a search warrant for the home. Synopsis of …

Oct 21, 2014 · After a conditional guilty plea in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, petitioner was convicted on one count of manufacturing marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841 (a) (1). He was sentenced to 63 months' imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release.

Supreme Court cases involving thermal-imaging devices to scan residence for heat emissions from lights aiding marijuana plant growth.

In 1991 Agent William Elliott of the United States Department of the Interior came to suspect that marijuana was being grown in the home belonging to petitioner Danny Kyllo, part of a triplex on Rhododendron Drive in Florence, Oregon. Indoor marijuana growth typically requires high …

Jul 23, 2012 · Having been enlisted in a surveillance effort led by federal law enforcement agencies investigating alleged illegal drug operations, an Oregon National Guard sergeant used a thermal-imaging device to monitor heat emissions coming from inside the home of …