Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

United States v. Coplon

342 U.S. 920

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1952-01-28
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • meeting with a foreign agent and having incriminating documents in a purse constituted attempted espionage
  • where statute required warrant for arrest given time to obtain a warrant, a warrantless arrest absent exigency was invalid

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed United States v. Coplon. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

Cited by
101 opinions

C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.