Miller v. United States

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Miller v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 28, 1958
Decided June 23, 1958
Full case nameWilliam Miller v. United States
Citations357 U.S. 301 (more)
78 S. Ct. 1190; 2 L. Ed. 2d 1332, 1958 U.S. LEXIS 753
Case history
Prior244 F.2d 750 (D.C. Cir. 1957); cert. granted, 353 U.S. 957 (1957).
Holding
Petitioner could not lawfully be arrested in his home by officers breaking in without first giving him notice of their authority and purpose, the arrest was unlawful, the evidence seized was inadmissible, and the conviction is reversed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Harold H. Burton
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Charles E. Whittaker
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by Warren, Black, Frankfurter, Whittaker, Douglas
ConcurrenceHarlan
DissentClark, joined by Burton
Laws applied
Fourth Amendment

Miller v. United States, 357 U.S. 301 (1958), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that one could not lawfully be arrested in one's home by officers breaking in without first giving one notice of their authority and purpose.[1]

  1. ^ Miller v. United States, 357 U.S. 301 (1958). Public domain This article incorporates public domain material from this U.S government document.