Ker v. California | |
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Argued December 11, 1962 Decided June 10, 1963 | |
Full case name | Diane Ker, et. ux. v. California |
Citations | 374 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 | |
Prior | Cert. 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 | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Black, Stewart, White |
Concurrence | Harlan (in judgment) |
Concur/dissent | Brennan, 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.