Until 1967, SCOTUS defined searches mainly according to property law. According to the _______________, to qualify as a search, officers had to physically invade a "constitutionally protected area."

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Until 1967, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) primarily defined searches in terms of property law through what is known as the trespass doctrine. According to this doctrine, for police action to be considered a search, it had to involve a physical invasion of a place or property that was considered constitutionally protected.

Until 1967, SCOTUS Defined Searches Mainly According to Property Law