| Frank v. Maryland | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued March 5, 1959 Decided May 4, 1959 |
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| Full case name | Frank v. Maryland | |||||
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| Section 120 is valid, and appellant's conviction for resisting an inspection of his house without a warrant did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | ||||||
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| Majority | Frankfurter | |||||
| Concurrence | Whittaker | |||||
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Warren, Black, & Brennan | |||||
Frank v. Maryland, 359 U.S. 360 (1959), was United States Supreme Court interpreting the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Frank refused to allow the health inspectors into his home citing the Fourth Amendment. Inspectors were trying to perform an administrative search for code violations, specifically a rat infestation, not a criminal investigation, so they did not believe they were violating the Fourth Amendment. The Court, in an opinion written by Felix Frankfurter, decided in favor of the inspectors claiming that the search would benefit the public more than Frank's interests in privacy.