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Katz v. United States
United States Supreme Court
389 U.S. 347, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. 2d 576 (1967)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Federal agents attached an electronic-eavesdropping device to the exterior of a transparent glass-enclosed public telephone booth frequented by Charles Katz (defendant). The agents used this device to conduct a warrantless wiretap of Katz’s phone conversations and collect incriminating evidence, which the government used to prosecute and convict Katz for wire fraud. A circuit court affirmed the conviction, ruling there had been no Fourth Amendment violation because the agents never physically entered space occupied by Katz. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari to reconsider the Fourth Amendment issue.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stewart, J.)
Concurrence (White, J.)
Concurrence (Douglas, J.)
Concurrence (Harlan, J.)
Dissent (Black, J.)
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