Fremont Weeks
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Fremont Weeks was the defendant in the landmark 1914 U.S. Supreme Court case Weeks v. United States, which established the federal exclusionary rule prohibiting the use of illegally obtained evidence in court.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fremont Weeks canonical | 3 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal defendant
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalDoctrine | federal exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalPrinciple | prohibition on use of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeEffectOnRights | strengthened constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| hasCaseCitation | Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal courts of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalConsequence | influenced later incorporation of the exclusionary rule to the states ⓘ |
| hasLegalImpact | established precedent for exclusion of unlawfully obtained evidence in federal prosecutions ⓘ |
| hasNameInCaseTitle | Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | defendant ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central figure in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on exclusion of illegally obtained evidence ⓘ |
| involvedIn | challenge to admissibility of evidence seized without a warrant ⓘ |
| legalCase | Weeks v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | petitioner ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | United States Supreme Court jurisprudence on the exclusionary rule ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the defendant in Weeks v. United States ⓘ |
| occupation | unknown ⓘ |
| participantIn | Weeks v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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search and seizure law in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | 1914 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Weeks v. United States