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Once there has been a lawful "seizure" of the "person," the taking of a voice exemplar involves no Fourth Amendment consideration. No expectation of privacy exists as to a person's voice because it is a physical characteristic which is constantly exposed to the public. See United States v. Dionisio, supra.