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Legal Citation: 415 U.S. 800 (1974)

Petitioner
United States

Respondents
Eugene H. Edwards, William T. Livesay

Petitioner's Claim
The Fourth Amendment was not violated when, ten hours after a suspected burglar was placed in jail, police officers took the clothes of the suspected burglar without first obtaining a search warrant.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Edward R. Korman

Chief Lawyer for Respondents
Thomas R. Smith

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
26 March 1974

Decision
The Fourth Amendment was not violated...