Oliver v. United States

In Oliver v. United States (1984) 466 U.S. 170, the secluded wooded area at issue was over a mile from the defendant's home, and the issue of curtilage was never raised. (Oliver, supra, 466 U.S. at pp. 173, 180.) In discussing whether the defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy in a secluded wooded area or whether it was an "open field," the Oliver court explained that "an individual may not legitimately demand privacy for activities out of doors in fields, except in the area immediately surrounding the home." (Id. at p. 178.)