Clinton v. Virginia, 294

Decision Date04 May 1964
Docket NumberNo. 294,294
Citation377 U.S. 158,84 S.Ct. 1186,12 L.Ed.2d 213
PartiesCatherine CLINTON v. VIRGINIA
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

Calvin H. Childress, Norfolk, Va., for petitioner.

D. Gardiner Tyler, Richmond, Va., for respondent.

On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

PER CURIAM.

The motion to strike the supplemental brief on behalf of the respondent is denied. The judgment is reversed. Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505; Ker v. California, 374 U.S. 23.

Mr. Justice CLARK, concurring:

Since the Court finds that the 'spiked' mike used by the police officers penetrated petitioner's premises sufficiently to be an actual trespass thereof, I join in the judgment.

Mr. Justice WHITE dissents.

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  • Survey of Washington Search and Seizure Law
    • United States
    • Seattle University School of Law Seattle University Law Review No. 9-01, September 1985
    • Invalid date
    ...device to determine whether a particular article or person is in an individual's home at a particular time); Clinton v. Virginia, 377 U.S. 158, 12 L. Ed. 2d 213, 84 S. Ct. 1186, (1964) (fourth amendment implicated when microphone simply "stuck in" partition wall of apartment adjoining defen......
  • Survey of Washington Search and Seizure Law: 1988 Update
    • United States
    • Seattle University School of Law Seattle University Law Review No. 11-03, March 1988
    • Invalid date
    ...device to determine whether a particular article or person is in an individual's home at a particular time); Clinton v. Virginia, 377 U.S. 158, 12 L. Ed. 2d 213, 84 S. Ct. 1186 (1964) (fourth amendment implicated when microphone simply "stuck in" partition wall of apartment adjoining defend......
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    • Seattle University School of Law Seattle University Law Review No. 22-01, September 1998
    • Invalid date
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    • Seattle University School of Law Seattle University Law Review No. 28-03, March 2005
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