Abel v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1960-03-28

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Mr. Justice Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether seven items were properly admitted into evidence at the petitioner’s trial for conspiracy to commit espionage. All seven items were seized by officers of the Government without a search warrant. The seizures did not occur in connection with the exertion of the criminal process against petitioner. They arose out of…

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