The "reasonable expectation of privacy" doctrine under the Fourth Amendment does not apply when the property involved is an open field.

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The "open fields doctrine" holds that individuals do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in open fields, thus the Fourth Amendment's protections against unreasonable searches do not apply, as established in cases like Hester v. United States and Oliver v. United States.

The "Reasonable Expectation of Privacy" Doctrine Under the Fourth Amendment