Legal Opinion
United States v. Barry Hoffman
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 6, 1987No. 87-1080PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
During the summer of 1985, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) came to believe that a Boston-area liquor dealer, Joseph Gassiraro, was involved in the distribution of cocaine. The DEA sought and obtained a court order allowing electronic surveillance on three telephones used by Gassiraro, two at his place of business (the Orient Liquor Mart) and the third at his home. Intelligence gained from the continuing investigation (including the monitoring of the three telephones) led the DEA to seek similar access to a pair of coin-operated payphones located near the…
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