Wolf v. Colorado
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Overruled
- Overruled by Mapp v. Ohio (1961)suggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), Table of Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions, p. 2445: Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) — Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949) (in part).
Syllabus
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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.
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(a) Arbitrary intrusion into privacy by the police is prohibited by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 27-28.
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(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.
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117 Colo. 279, 321, 187 P. 2d 926, 928, affirmed.
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Provisions
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- Amendment IVsuggested link
Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt4.3.2, Amdt4.7.2, pp. 1616, 1677, 1679.
Why it is here
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- overruled by Mapp v. Ohio (table of overruled decisions)