United States v. White
United States Supreme Court
401 U.S. 745 (1971)
Relevant factsFree
White (defendant) was convicted on narcotics charges based partly on testimony from government agents who had overheard White's conversations with an informant in real time through a wire the informant was wearing. The court of appeals reversed, holding this testimony was inadmissible.
IssueFree
Whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits government agents from testifying to what they overheard over a wire worn by a government informant.