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Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court redefined what constitutes a "search" or "seizure" with regard to the protections of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Based on recordings of his end of the conversation, Katz was convicted for illegal gambling. Katz argued that the government violated the Fourth Amendment by listening in on his conversation.
The petitioner was convicted in the District Court for the Southern District of California under an eight-count indictment charging him with transmitting wagering information by telephone from Los Angeles to Miami and Boston in violation of a federal statute. 1 At trial the Government was permitted, over the petitioner's objection, to introduce ...
Case Argued: October 17, 1967. Decision Issued: December 18, 1967. Petitioner: Charles Katz, a handicapper who specialized in wagering in college basketball. Respondent: United States. Key Questions: Can police officers wiretap a public payphone without a warrant? Majority: Justices Warren, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White, Fortas.
Mar 23, 2017 · Case Summary of Katz v. United States: The FBI, using a device attached to the outside of a telephone booth, recorded petitioner’s phone conversations while in the enclosed booth. Petitioner was subsequently convicted of making wagering calls in violation of federal law.
Katz v. United States: It is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment to conduct a search and seizure without a warrant anywhere that a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, unless certain exceptions apply.
In October 1967 I had the privilege of arguing Katz v. United States' before the United State Supreme Court. I had been admitted to practice less than four years at the time Katz was argued. To this day, after a lifetime spent in the law as a judge and lawyer, Katz remains my seminal legal experience.
