CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE BY BUGGED AGENTS IS NOT A SEARCH AND SEIZURE WITHIN THE FOURTH AMENDMENT - UNITED STATES VS. WHITE (UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, 1971)

• NCJ Number: 5125
• Journal: Albany Law Review Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1972) Pages: 451-458
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Union University
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

REVIEW OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON WIRETAPPING, ELECTRONIC EAVESDROPPING, AND WIRED INFORMERS, AND AN ANALYSIS ON THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE WHITE CASE.

Abstract

THE COURT RULED IN THIS CASE THAT THE STANDARD OF KATZ V UNITED STATES, WHICH REQUIRED A WARRANT APPROVED BY A MAGISTRATE FOR ANY FORM OF ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE, WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO SITUATIONS WHERE CONVERSATIONS WERE RECORDED OR TRANSMITTED BY WARRANTLESS BUGGED AGENTS. EVIDENCE OBTAINED BY THIS PROCEDURE WAS HELD ADMISSIBLE IN COURT BECAUSE IT WAS ACQUIRED WITH THE CONSENT OF ONE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVERSATION.