Legal Opinion

United States v. Ricco

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 28, 1976No. 75 Cr. 411PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

LASKER, District Judge.

Anthony Ricco seeks to suppress certain wiretap recordings and their transcriptions which the government proposes to introduce as evidence against him at his trial for alleged narcotics violations. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 2516(2), 2518(8)(a) and N.Y. Crim.Proc.L. § 700.50(2), an evidentiary hearing was held August 31 and September 1, 1976, as to the reasons for delay in sealing the wiretaps. 1 We find that the delay was not excusable under New York law and accordingly the wiretaps may not be introduced in evidence at trial.

On July 24, 1973, Justice Hughes of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Coenen v. R. W. Pressprich & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. Joseph ManfrediCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. BursteinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
  2. United States v. Antonio Cruz Vazquez, Benito Luis Cortina, Antonio Gonzalez, Andres Rene Rappard, and Jose De La Fe-QuintasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. SotomayorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Antonio Badalamenti, Andrea Gambino, Ferdinando Capasso, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. United States v. James W. McGrath Jon N. English and Raymond D. MasciarelliCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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