The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hufford, 539 F.2d 32 (9th Cir. 1976):
We hold that while the installation of the beeper in the drum was a probing, exploratory quest for evidence, the defendants did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. 1 Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 88 S.Ct. 507, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967). Therefore, the defendants are not entitled to Fourth Amendment protection.
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