Legal Opinion

United States v. Larry Emerson Burroughs and Harold Eugene Guerry

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 31, 1977No. 74-2018PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Larry Emerson Burroughs and Harold Eugene Guerry, appellees herein, were tried on an information which charged them with violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 2511(l)(a) and 2 by knowingly and willfully intercepting, endeavoring to intercept, and procuring other persons to intercept and endeavor to intercept certain wire and oral communications.1 After a jury verdict of guilty, the court, upon motion of the defendants, .granted a judgment of acquittal. The district court determined that there was a failure of proof of any state action or any action under color of state or…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. BassSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. United States v. MandelCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  2. United States v. Edwin Duncan, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. Dixon, John P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Oluwole Oloyede, United States of America v. Clifford C. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  5. United States v. HubbardDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979

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