Legal Opinion
United States v. Oscar O. Nelson, United States of America v. Willie Wynder, A/K/A Willie Winder
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1972No. 71-1155, 71-1156PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
The concept that a man’s home is his castle is an ancient one. It has had a profound effect upon our legal history. Its application to the innocent and the guilty, the rich and the poor is no figment of the imagination of modern-day judges.
“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the force of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storms may enter, the rain may enter, — but the King of England cannot enter; all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!” William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, Speech…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by55 opinions
- People v. DumasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- United States v. Robert P. Marchand, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- State v. NaujoksSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
- Commonwealth v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- State v. BartramTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
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