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LEWIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 36.

385 U.S. 206 (1966)

87 S.Ct. 424

17 L.Ed.2d 312

LEWIS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 12, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Myron Klarfeld argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Ralph S. Spritzer argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney General Vinson, Nathan Lewin, Beatrice Rosenberg and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for resolution here is whether the Fourth Amendment was violated when a federal narcotics agent, by misrepresenting his identity and stating his willingness to purchase narcotics, was invited into petitioner's home where an unlawful narcotics transaction was consummated and the narcotics were thereafter introduced at petitioner's criminal trial over...

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