Weeks v. United States (232 U.S. 383)

Fremont Weeks v. United States
by William R. Day

Syllabus

In Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914), the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the warrantless seizure of items from a private residence constitutes a violation of the Fourth Amendment. It also set forth the exclusionary rule that prohibits admission of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts. Warning: template has been deprecated.

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Court Documents

Opinion of the Court

United States Supreme Court

232 U.S. 383

Fremont Weeks v. United States

No. 461. Argued: and submitted December 2 and 3, 1913. --- Decided: February 24, 1914.

Mr. Martin J. O'Donnell for plaintiff in error.

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Assistant Attorney General Denison and Solicitor General Davis for defendant in error.

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Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the court:

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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