United States v. Edwards
Significance, Impact
Petitioner
United States
Respondents
Eugene H. Edwards, William T. Livesay
Petitioner's Claim
The Fourth Amendment was not violated when, ten hours after a suspected burglar was placed in jail, police officers took the clothes of the suspected burglar without first obtaining a search warrant.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Edward R. Korman
Chief Lawyer for Respondents
Thomas R. Smith
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)
Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
26 March 1974
Decision
The Fourth Amendment was not violated when, without a search warrant, police officers took the clothes of a suspected burglar ten hours after the suspect had been placed in jail.
Related Cases
- Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1886).
- Abel v. United States, 362 U.S. 217 (1960).
- Cooper v. California, 386 U.S. 58 (1967).
- Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752 (1969).
Further Readings
- Biskupic, Joan, and Elder Witt, eds. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1996.
- New York Times, March 27, 1974.
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