Silverman v. United States

Silverman v. United States

Argued December 5, 1960
Decided March 6, 1961
Full case name Silverman v. United States
Citations

365 U.S. 505 (more)

81 S. Ct. 679; 5 L. Ed. 2d 734; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1605; 97 A.L.R.2d 1277
Prior history Certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Holding
A federal officer may not, without warrant, physically entrench into a person's office or home to secretly observe or listen and relate at the man's subsequent criminal trial what was seen or heard.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Case opinions
Majority Stewart, joined by unanimous
Concurrence Douglas, joined by Clark, Whittaker
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. IV

Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that a federal officer may not, without warrant, physically place themselves into the space of a person's office or home to secretly observe or listen and relate at the man's subsequent criminal trial what was seen or heard.

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