Wong Sun v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Reversed lower court decision
Impact on legal standards for evidence.
Impacts on police accountability
Outcomes affect future cases
Set a standard for lawful search and seizure
Commentary_on_judicial_interpretation_of_the_Fourth_Amendment
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law case
No. 68-43
gptkbp:date April 21, 1970
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 1970
gptkbp:historical_analysis Widely studied in law schools
gptkbp:historicalEvent Appealed_from_the_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wong Sun v. United States
gptkbp:impact Influenced law enforcement practices
Influenced public perception of police practices
Strengthened civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
Justice Harry Blackmun
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legalStatus Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine
Fourth_Amendment_rights
United_States_represented_by_Solicitor_General
Wong_Sun_represented_by_attorney
gptkbp:notableEvent Influenced legislative reforms on police conduct
gptkbp:notableFeature Available in legal databases
Summary available in legal textbooks
Important for civil liberties
Still cited in contemporary legal arguments
Frequently discussed in legal forums
Analyzed in legal journals
Influenced public policy on law enforcement practices
Analyzed for its constitutional implications
371 U.S. 471
Relevant to ongoing debates about privacy rights
Influenced_Supreme_Court_jurisprudence
Documented_in_Supreme_Court_archives
Significant_for_Fourth_Amendment_jurisprudence
Critiqued_for_its_impact_on_law_enforcement_effectiveness
gptkbp:outcome Evidence obtained was ruled inadmissible
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Wong_Sun
gptkbp:politicalParty 6-3
gptkbp:precedent Exclusionary rule applied to federal law enforcement
Subsequent cases regarding illegal search and seizure
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Mapp_v._Ohio
Constitutional law
Due process
Search and seizure
Implications for law enforcement training
Context of the civil rights movement
gptkbp:significance Established exclusionary rule for evidence obtained through illegal searches
gptkbp:team Legacy_in_American_legal_history