Ker v. California

Ker v. California
Argued December 11, 1962
Decided June 10, 1963
Full case nameDiane Ker, et. ux. v. California
Citations374 U.S. 23 (more)
83 S. Ct. 1623; 10 L. Ed. 2d 726; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 2473; 24 Ohio Op. 2d 201
Case history
PriorCert. to the District Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District
Holding
The Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure and the exclusionary rule for evidence obtained from unreasonable search and seizure apply to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Black, Stewart, White
ConcurrenceHarlan (in judgment)
Concur/dissentBrennan, joined by Warren, Douglas, Goldberg
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. IV, XIV

Ker v. California, 374 U.S. 23 (1963), was a case before the United States Supreme Court, which incorporated the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal search and seizure. The case was decided on June 10, 1963, by a vote of 5–4.