United States v. Lee
Significance, Search On High Seas Lawful, Was There A High Seas Search?, Impact, Related Cases
Petitioner
United States
Respondent
Lee, et al.
Petitioner's Claim
That the Coast Guard's search and seizure of an American vessel on the high seas more that 12 miles from land and the subsequent arrest of persons on the vessel for violations of the Tariff Act and the National Prohibition Act was lawful.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
John G. Sargent, U.S. Attorney General
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
None
Justices for the Court
Louis D. Brandeis (writing for the Court), Pierce Butler, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Clark McReynolds, Edward Terry Sanford, Harlan Fiske Stone, George Sutherland, William Howard Taft, Willis Van Devanter
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
31 May 1927
Decision
The search and seizure of the vessel on the high seas and the arrest of persons on the vessel was lawful because probable cause existed to believe that revenue laws were being violated.
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