Officer Smith uses a thermal imaging device to try to detect if unusual heat is coming from Jones's house.He does not have a warrant.This conduct is

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The use of a thermal imaging device to detect unusual heat emanating from a person's home constitutes a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. Therefore, the officer would need a warrant to perform such a search, absent any exigent circumstances or exceptions to the warrant requirement.

Officer Smith Uses a Thermal Imaging Device to Try to Detect