United States v. James Armiento and Edward Jernek

DANAHER, Circuit Judge:

These appellants on brief told us that they are appealing “solely” from the pretrial denial of a motion to suppress. Judge Lasker’s opinion, United States v. Armiento, 326 F.Supp. 960 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 6, 1970), recited that the detailed affidavits predicating the search warrants, valid when issued June 1, 1966, adequately established probable cause. They reflected personal observations of special agents of the Intelligence Division of the Treasury Department, transactions carried out between the agents and the defendants, and telephone calls personally placed by the…