Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that a federal officer may not, without warrant, physically place themselves into the space of a person's office or home to secretly observe or listen and relate at the man's subsequent criminal trial what was seen or heard.
| Silverman v. United States | |
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| Argued December 5, 1960 Decided March 6, 1961 | |
| Full case name | Silverman v. United States |
| Citations | 365 U.S. 505 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. |
| Holding | |
| A federal officer may not, without warrant, physically entrench into a person's office or home to secretly observe or listen and relate at the man's subsequent criminal trial what was seen or heard. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined unanimously |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Concurrence | Clark, joined by Whittaker |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. IV | |
External links
- Text of Silverman v. United States, 365 U.S. 505 (1961) is available from: Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)