Hester v. United States
| Hester v. United States | |
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| Argued April 24, 1924 Decided May 5, 1924 | |
| Full case name | Hester v. United States |
| Citations | 265 U.S. 57 (more) 44 S. Ct. 445; 68 L. Ed. 898; 1924 U.S. LEXIS 2577 |
| Holding | |
| "The special protection accorded by the Fourth Amendment to the people in their 'persons, houses, papers and effects', is not extended to the open fields." | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Holmes, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
Hester v. United States, 265 U.S. 57 (1924), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which established the open-fields doctrine.[1] In an opinion written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Court held that "the special protection accorded by the Fourth Amendment to the people in their 'persons, houses, papers and effects', is not extended to the open fields."[2]
See also
[edit]- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 265
- Katz v. United States (1967)
- Oliver v. United States (1984)
- Open fields doctrine
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Edward G. Mascolo, The Role of Abandonment in the Law of Search and Seizure: An Application of Misdirected Emphasis, 20 Buff. L. Rev. 399 (1970).
External links
[edit]- Text of Hester v. United States, 265 U.S. 57 (1924) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist
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