Chimel+v.+California

In the case of Chimel v. California, Ted Chimel's home was searched without a warrant. The police had came to his house with a warrant to confirm his arrest for burglary. His wife had been home and let the policemen enter their house. They waited for Ted to arrive home and when he did, he was placed under arrest. The police asked if they could search his home even though they did not have a search warrant, and he objected. However the police felt they should still search the house based on his arrest. They searched his house and found several items taken during the burglary. Ted was convicted based on the items found in his home. The case eventually went to the United States Supreme Court where the conviction was reversed. In a 7-to-2 decision, the court decided the search of Chimel's house was unreasonable under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.