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Document: National Prohibition and Civil Liberties

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United States vs Lanza (1922) 260 U.S. 377

Carroll vs United States (1925) 267 U.S. 132

Olmstead vs United States (1928) 277 U.S. 438

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In Lanza the Court held that the rule against double jeopardy did not apply to persons tried under State and Federal liquor laws; in Carroll searches without warrant for alcohol of motor vehicles were held to be legal, and in Olmstead the Court held in a case arising from prohibition enforcement that evidence gained from wiretaps was admissible.

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