Fremont Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914)
In Weeks v. United States, Weeks was charged with using the mail for illegal purposes after officers searched his home on two different occasions without a warrant. The issue was simply whether illegally obtained evidence is admissible in court, to which the Supreme Court held it was not, stating that the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment applies:
....to all invasions on the part of the government and its employees of the sanctity of a man's home and the privacies of life. It is not the breaking of his doors and the rummaging of his drawers that constitutes the essence of the offense; but it is the invasion of his indefeasible right to personal security, personal liberty, and private property.
The exclusionary rule is judge-made case law promulgated (established) by the Supreme Court to prevent law enforcement misconduct. It prohibits evidence obtained in violation of a person's constitutional rights from being admissible in court.
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Weeks V United States
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Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383 (1914), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that illegal seizure of items from a private residence constitutes a violation of the Fourth Amendment.[1] It also set forth the exclusionary rule that prohibits admission of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeks_v._United_States
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Weeks V Us
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