U.S. v. Chadwick, No. 75-1721 (U.S. Supreme Court) (433 U.S. 1; 97 S.Ct. 2476) (June 21, 1977) (Justice Burger)
Here the Court vacated a conviction, holding that a warrantless search of a mobile footlocker violated the Fourth Amendment, and it rejected the Government's contention that the Amendment only applies to the home and other core areas of privacy.
The issue addressed in this case was the warrantless search of ...
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