4th Amendment Katz v. United States By: Gabi Lara & Sofia Padilla
Katz was convicted for sharing illegal information through a pay phone Katz v. United States Katz was convicted for sharing illegal information through a pay phone He was heard through a listening device police placed in the phone booth
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
Katz won the case because his privacy was invaded, so the 4th amendment was violated. Because the 4th amendment was violated in order to get the evidence that Katz was sharing illegal information through the phone, the evidence was not allowed to be used.
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