The police have heard vague rumors of unknown reliability that Smith is growing marijuana in a field on his farm.The field is not visible from Smith's house or from any public road.To reach the field,the police climb over a fence with "No Trespassing" signs on it.They find marijuana growing in a field on Smith's farm.They had no search warrant.This search is constitutional under the open fields doctrine.

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The open fields doctrine allows law enforcement to conduct warrantless searches of open fields and other areas outside of a home's curtilage, such as the field on Smith's farm, as they are not protected by the Fourth Amendment. The fact that there were "No Trespassing" signs does not change this.

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