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UNITED STATES v. LEFKOWITZ

No. 466.

285 U.S. 452 (1932)

52 S.Ct. 420

76 L.Ed. 877

UNITED STATES v. LEFKOWITZ ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 11, 1932.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Thacher, with whom Assistant Attorney General Youngquist, and Messrs. John J. Byrne and Wilbur H. Friedman were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. David P. Siegel, with whom Mr. Milton B. Seasonwein was on the brief, for respondents.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question is whether searched and seizures claimed by the Government to have been made as lawfully incident to the arrest of respondents on a warrant for conspiracy to violate the National Prohibition Act transgressed their rights under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments.

January 12, 1931, a prohibition agent complained...

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