United States v. Shields

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ILANA DIAMOND ROYNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Pending before the Court are the defendants’ objections to the government’s tape designations in this case. The Court takes the objections in turn below.

II. ANALYSIS

A. DeLeo’s Motion to Play Tapes in their Entirety

The government has for the most part limited its tape designations to conversations which fall within the time frame and scope of the alleged conspiracy between defendants Shields and DeLeo. For example, the government has not designated certain preliminary conversations between the government’s…