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Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921)
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Amos v. United States No. 114 Argued December 13, 1920 Decided February 28, 1921 255 U.S. 313
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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1. When it is clear and undisputed that property used in evidence against a defendant on a criminal trial was procured by the Government through an unconstitutional search and seizure in his home, his petition for its return is not too late when made immediately after the jury was sworn, and his motion to exclude the property, and testimony concerning it, from evidence should not be denied as inviting a collateral issue. P. 316.
2. The act of a man’s wife in allowing government officers to enter his home without a warrant upon their demand for admission for the purpose of making a search is held not to be a waiver of his constitutional privilege against unreasonable search and seizure, even assuming that a wife may waive her husband’s right in that regard. P. 317.
Reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921) in 255 U.S. 313 255 U.S. 314. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6TXQWBRLMA5BMQQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921), in 255 U.S. 313, page 255 U.S. 314. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6TXQWBRLMA5BMQQ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921). cited in 1921, 255 U.S. 313, pp.255 U.S. 314. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6TXQWBRLMA5BMQQ.
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