State v. Sugar

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

PASHMAN, J.

In this case a number of law enforcement officers intentionally eavesdropped on two conversations between a man suspected of murder and his attorney. The man now stands charged with the murder and other related crimes. In advance of even an indictment, he seeks dismissal of the charges and the prohibition of any future prosecution. The question presented is whether the flagrantly illegal conduct of the officers irreparably impaired defendant’s rights to the effective assistance of counsel and to a trial uncorrupted by public prejudice.

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Facts

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