Nardone v. United States

Nardone v. United States, 308 U.S. 338 (1939), was a U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that evidence obtained via warrantless wiretaps, in violation of the Communications Act of 1934, was inadmissible in federal court.[1] The Court ruled that use of evidence directly obtained from wiretapping, such as the conversations themselves, and indirectly, such as evidence obtained through knowledge gained from wiretapped conversations, was inadmissible in trial court.[1]

Nardone v. United States
Argued November 14, 1939
Decided December 11, 1939
Full case nameNardone v. United States
Citations308 U.S. 338 (more)
Holding
Evidence procured by wiretapping in violation of the Communications Act of 1934 is inadmissible
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
James C. McReynolds · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Hughes, Butler, Stone, Black, Roberts, Douglas
DissentMcReynolds
Reed took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Communications Act of 1934

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nardone v. United States, 308 U.S. 338 (1939)". Justia Law. Retrieved December 1, 2020.