Legal Opinion
United States v. Anthony Joseph Acon
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 6, 1975No. 74-1766PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This court must decide whether wiretap authorizations signed by an acting assistant attorney general, not specifically qualified to approve electronic surveillance under 18 U.S.C. § 2516(1), must be suppressed as facially insufficient under 18 U.S.C. § 2518(10)(a)(ii). The government appeals suppression by the district court.1 Because we believe that facial insufficiency in this case was an insubstantial violation of the Act, we reverse the district court’s order and remand the case for consideration of other grounds *514for suppression not yet…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. ChavezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Ronald Raymond Ravich and Edward McConnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by31 opinions
- United States of America, Appellant/cross No. 88-3268 v. Alan Frank, A/K/A A. Roy, Appellee/cross No. 88-3220Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Cara Woods, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. VentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- United States v. TraitzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- United States v. George Lawson and Ronald ScharfCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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