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Rathbun v. United States, 355 U.S. 107 (1957)
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Rathbun v. United States, 355 U.S. 107 (1957)
Rathbun v. United States No. 30 Argued October 29, 1957 Decided December 9, 1957 355 U.S. 107
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
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Contents of a communication overheard by police officers on a regularly used telephone extension, with the consent of the person who is both the subscriber to the extension and a party to the conversation, are admissible in a criminal trial in a federal court; because such use of a regularly used telephone extension does not involve any "interception" of a telephone message, as Congress intended that word to be used in § 605 of the Federal Communications Act. Pp. 107-111.
236 F.2d 514, affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Rathbun v. United States, 355 U.S. 107 (1957) in 355 U.S. 107 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BCRBFP3WPM4P9V8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Rathbun v. United States, 355 U.S. 107 (1957), in 355 U.S. 107, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BCRBFP3WPM4P9V8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Rathbun v. United States, 355 U.S. 107 (1957). cited in 1957, 355 U.S. 107. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BCRBFP3WPM4P9V8.
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