Legal Opinion

United States v. Frank Ricardo Scott, A/K/A "Reds," United States of America v. Bernis Lee Thurmon, A/K/A Benjamin Thornton

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided July 25, 1975No. 74-2097, 74-2098PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MacKINNON, Circuit Judge:

The Government appeals from an order of the District Court suppressing all evidence derived from judicially authorized wiretaps because of a failure to observe the statutory requirement for minimization of the interception of tele phone conversations. 1 The order under review was entered following a remand by this court reversing an earlier order of the District Court which had suppressed the same evidence on identical grounds. United States v. Scott, 164 U.S.App.D.C. 125, 504 F.2d 194 (1974). We hold that the District Court failed to correctly apply the standards set…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. Di ReSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. GiordanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Byars v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. Joseph ManfrediCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. HeldtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. VentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. HydeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States v. Anthony v. DalyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976

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