Olmstead v. United States
Olmstead v. United States 277 U.S. 438 (1928)
United States Constitution
According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, about its article titled OLMSTEAD v. UNITED STATES 277 U.S. 438 (1928) Federal agents installed wiretaps in the basement of a building where Roy Olmstead, a suspected bootlegger, had his office and in streets near his home. None of Olmstead's property was trespassed upon. A sharply divided Supreme Court admitted the wiretap
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Olmstead v United States
Introduction to Olmstead v United States
Olmstead v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1928 dealing with the legality of telephone wiretapping in criminal investigations. The petitioner, Olmstead, was a man convicted of selling alcohol illegally. He appealed the case on the grounds that, in violation of the Fourth Amendment, the evidence against him had been obtained through telephone wiretaps. The Court upheld the conviction, ruling 5 to 4 that since law enforcement officers made no actual entry into Olmstead's house, the surveillance method was constitutional.” (1)
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- Information about Olmstead v United States in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia