RATHBUN v. UNITED STATES

No. 30.

355 U.S. 107 (1957)

RATHBUN v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Hudson argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

John F. Davis argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Olney and Beatrice Rosenberg.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case concerns the issue of whether the contents of a communication overheard on a regularly used telephone extension with the consent of one party to the conversation are admissible in federal court.1 Petitioner was convicted of violations of 18 U. S. C. § 875 (b) and (c) for transmitting an interstate communication which threatened...

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