Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury Proceedings, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In the Matter of Joques Egan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 14, 1971No. 71-1088PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether a citizen who is summoned before a grand jury may object to questions based on information obtained through allegedly illegal and indeed unconstitutional wiretapping directed against the witness. Because of the great importance of what is at stake *200here — not only the interpretation of provisions of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act dealing with unauthorized electronic surveillance, but also the Fourth Amendment — we are constrained to set forth our views in some detail.
We begin with the…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by72 opinions
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