United States of America Ex Rel. Frank Deforte v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden of Attica Prison, Attica, New York

IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the appellant, Frank De-Forte, a vice-president of Local 266 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, had “standing” to object to the use against him in a criminal prosecution of various union books and records that admittedly were illegally seized from the union’s office by state officials, over the appellant’s protests.

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The parties have stipulated to the essential facts which are relatively simple. DeForte, Joseph DeGrandis, and Ernest Zundel, all officers…