Rakas v. Illinois

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-01-15

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Mr. Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioners were convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, Ill., and their convictions were affirmed on appeal. At their trial, the prosecution offered into evidence a sawed-off rifle and rifle shells that had been seized by police during a search of an automobile in which petitioners had been passengers. Neither petitioner is…

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