Opinion ID: 392678
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Cloaked by the Fourth Amendment

Text: 13 The government's second contention is that the core-sampling invaded no privacy interest protected by the Fourth Amendment. This contention is clearly foreclosed by the decision in Robbins, either under the plurality's or Justice Powell's view of the law. Under the plurality's view, since the plastic bags were closed, opaque containers, 11 their contents were fully protected by the Fourth Amendment, and the bags could not be opened or sampled without a warrant. On the other hand, even under Justice Powell's view, the contents of these plastic bags were entitled to full Fourth Amendment protection. The bags in this case, as in Robbins, were opaque plastic bags that were securely wrapped and sealed. 12 Justice Powell found such containers to warrant the full protection accorded to luggage in Chadwick and Sanders.