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Clinton v. Virginia

U.S.
May 4, 1964
377 U.S. 158 (1964)
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reversing state court's holding that insertion of electronic device into the wall dividing two apartments did not constitute a physical intrusion of the home

Summary of this case from United States v. Bain
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CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA.

No. 294.

Argued April 27, 1964. Decided May 4, 1964.

204 Va. 275, 130 S.E.2d 437, reversed.

Calvin H. Childress argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

D. Gardiner Tyler, Assistant Attorney General of Virginia, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs was Robert Y. Button, Attorney General of Virginia.

PER CURIAM.

The motion to strike the supplemental brief on behalf of the respondent is denied. The judgment is reversed. Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505; Ker v. California, 374 U.S. 23.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK, concurring: Since the Court finds that the "spiked" mike used by the police officers penetrated petitioner's premises sufficiently to be an actual trespass thereof, I join in the judgment.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE dissents.

Summaries of

Clinton v. Virginia

U.S.
May 4, 1964
377 U.S. 158 (1964)

reversing state court's holding that insertion of electronic device into the wall dividing two apartments did not constitute a physical intrusion of the home

Summary of this case from United States v. Bain

reversing state court's holding that insertion of electronic device into the wall dividing two apartments did not constitute a physical intrusion of the home

Summary of this case from United States v. Bain

In Clinton the Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Supreme Court of Virginia which held admissible evidence of conversations overhead by eavesdropping officers: Clinton v. Commonwealth, 204 Va. 275, 130 S.E.2d 437 (1963).

Summary of this case from State v. Cartwright

In Clinton v. Virginia, 377 U.S. 158, 84 S.Ct. 1186, 12 L.Ed.2d 213, a microphone was used by police officers in the premises of the defendant.

Summary of this case from Hajdu v. State
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Clinton v. Virginia

Case Details

Full title:CLINTON v . VIRGINIA

Court:U.S.

Date published: May 4, 1964

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377 U.S. 158 (1964)
84 S. Ct. 1186

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