Weeks v. United States
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Weeks v. United States is a landmark 1914 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the federal exclusionary rule, barring evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures from being used in federal prosecutions.
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| instanceOf |
Fourth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case → criminal procedure case → landmark case → |
| appliesTo |
federal criminal prosecutions
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| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure → search and seizure → |
| charge |
using the mails to transport lottery tickets
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| citation |
232 U.S. 383
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| citationStyle |
Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914)
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| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States
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| court |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| decisionDate |
1914-02-24
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| doctrine |
exclusionary rule (federal)
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| factSummary |
Federal officers twice entered Fremont Weeks’s home without a warrant and seized papers used to convict him of using the mails to transport lottery tickets.
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| fullName |
Weeks v. United States
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| holding |
Evidence obtained by federal officials through an unconstitutional search and seizure is inadmissible in federal criminal prosecutions.
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The exclusionary rule applies to federal courts under the Fourth Amendment. → |
| influenced |
Mapp v. Ohio
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| issue |
Whether evidence seized from a home without a warrant by federal officers can be used in a federal prosecution.
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| jurisdiction |
federal
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| legalPrinciple |
federal exclusionary rule
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suppression of illegally obtained evidence → |
| locationOfEvents |
Kansas City, Missouri
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| majorityOpinionBy |
William R. Day
NERFINISHED
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| opinionAuthor |
Justice William R. Day
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| overruledInPartBy |
Mapp v. Ohio (to the extent Weeks limited the exclusionary rule to federal cases)
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| pageInUnitedStatesReports |
383
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| party |
Fremont Weeks
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United States → |
| petitioner |
Fremont Weeks
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| precedentFor |
exclusion of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts
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| proceduralPosture |
review of a conviction in a federal district court
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| relatedCase |
Mapp v. Ohio
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Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States → Wolf v. Colorado → |
| remedyRecognized |
suppression of unconstitutionally seized evidence
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| respondent |
United States
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| result |
conviction reversed
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| searchType |
warrantless search of a home
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| shortName |
Weeks
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| significance |
Established that federal courts must exclude evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures.
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First case in which the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the exclusionary rule for federal prosecutions. → |
| subjectMatter |
use of evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment
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| volumeOfUnitedStatesReports |
232
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| vote |
unanimous
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| yearDecided |
1914
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Referenced by (4)
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Mapp v. Ohio
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Wolf v. Colorado → |
relatedCase |
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Weeks v. United States
("Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914)")
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Weeks v. United States
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