Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921) (No. 114)

Amos v. United States, 255 U.S. 313 (1921) (No. 114)

Author: Supreme Court of the United States

Year: 1921

Case name: Amos v. United States Opinion filed: 1921-03-07 Docket No.: 114 Citations: • 255 U.S. 313 • 41 S. Ct. 266 • 65 L. Ed. 654 • 1921 U.S. LEXIS 1827 Case holding summaries: • consent invalid where extracted by "implied coercion" from suspect's wife by federal agents who said they had come to search for violations of the revenue laws • revenue officers stating they had come to search the house for violations of revenue laws • declining to find “waiver” of Fourth Amendment rights when defendant’s wife let officers search the home after they told her “that they were revenue officers and had come to search the premises ‘for violations of the revenue law’” • holding that wife's consent to search was not voluntary when agents told her that they had come to search the premises • holding that consent was coerced when officers told defendant's wife they came to search the premises and she allowed them to enter • search not voluntary where law enforcement officers identified themselves and told occupant that they "had come to search the premises"