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Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949)
Wolf v. Colorado Nos. 17 and 18 Argued October 19, 1948 Decided June 27, 1949 338 U.S. 25
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF COLORADO
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In a prosecution in a state court for a state crime, the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution does not forbid the admission of relevant evidence even though obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure. Pp. 25-33.
(a) Arbitrary intrusion into privacy by the police is prohibited by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 27-28.
(b) While the doctrine of Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383, making evidence secured in violation of the Fourth Amendment inadmissible in federal courts, is adhered to, it is not imposed on the States by the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 28-33.
117 Colo. 279, 321, 187 P.2d 926, 928, affirmed.
Judgments of conviction in two criminal prosecutions in a state court were sustained by the State Supreme Court against claims of denial of rights under the Federal Constitution. 117 Colo. 279, 321, 187 P.2d 926, 928. This Court granted certiorari. 333 U.S. 879. Affirmed, p. 33.
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