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Keith C. Monroe  

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  • Keith C. Monroe (1929–1998) was a well-respected criminal defense attorney based in California who was best known for representing burglary suspect Ted Chimel before the U.S. Supreme Court in Chimel v. California (1969). He successfully argued for a suspect's right not to have his home searched without a warrant. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Monroe, Keith C.]

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