UNITED STATES v. RABINOWITZ

No. 293.

339 U.S. 56 (1950)

UNITED STATES v. RABINOWITZ.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 20, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Perlman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Campbell, Robert S. Erdahl and Harold D. Cohen.

Abraham Lillienthal argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE MINTON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent was convicted of selling and of possessing and concealing forged and altered obligations of the United States with intent to defraud. The question presented here is the reasonableness of a search without a search warrant of a place of business consisting of a one-room office, incident to a valid arrest.

On February 1, 1943, a printer who possessed plates for forging "overprints" on canceled...

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