Legal Opinion
United States v. Nicholas Civella, United States of America v. Peter Tamburello, United States of America v. John Tortora
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1981No. 80-1828, 80-1829 and 80-1844PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
On July 18,1980, appellants Civella, Tamburello and Tortora were convicted by a jury on a two count indictment charging them with conspiring to bribe a public official 1 and using the communication facilities in interstate commerce in carrying out their conspiracy. 2 The evidence against these men consisted primarily of nine taped recordings of their conversations, which were intercepted by federal agents pursuant to court orders dated September 24 and November 10, 1978. The defendants moved, before, during and after the trial, to suppress these recordings. The defendants…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Michigan v. DeFillippoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. RabinowichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. Thomas Fury and John QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- State v. RomanoSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1983
- Iowa Freedom of Information Council v. Van WifvatSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- United States v. James W. LewisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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