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Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959)
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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.
Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959)
Frank v. Maryland No. 278 Argued March 5, 1959 Decided May 4, 1959 359 U.S. 360
APPEAL FROM THE CRIMINAL COURT OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
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A Baltimore City health inspector seeking the source of a rat infestation discovered evidence of such an infestation in the rear of appellant’s home, and, having no search warrant, requested appellant’s permission to inspect his basement in the daytime. For refusing such permission, appellant was convicted and fined for a violation of § 120 of Art. 12 of the Baltimore City Code, which provides that
Whenever the Commissioner of Health shall have cause to suspect that a nuisance exists in any house, cellar, or enclosure, he may demand entry therein in the day time, and if the owner or occupier shall refuse or delay to open the same and admit a free examination, he shall forfeit and pay for every such refusal the sum of Twenty Dollars.
Held: Section 120 is valid, and appellant’s conviction for resisting an inspection of his house without a warrant did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 361-373.
Affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959) in 359 U.S. 360 359 U.S. 361. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DWGD2JIWA95VZ33.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959), in 359 U.S. 360, page 359 U.S. 361. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DWGD2JIWA95VZ33.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959). cited in 1959, 359 U.S. 360, pp.359 U.S. 361. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DWGD2JIWA95VZ33.
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