United States v. Bernard Harrigan

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Following the termination of a judicially authorized wiretap, the government has a statutory responsibility to inform the issuing judge of the identities of the persons whose conversations were overheard so that the judge may then decide who should receive notice of the interception pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2518(8)(d). 1 In United States v. Donovan, 429 U.S. 413, 97 S.Ct. 658, 50 L.Ed.2d 652 (1977), the Supreme Court held that § 2518(10)(a) 2 does not require the suppression of the wiretap evidence when this duty is violated. In Donovan the Court left open the question…