Legal Opinion
People v. Leon
California Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2007No. S137137PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
Defendants Avelino Leon and Victor Aceves were arrested as part of an investigation into the Arellano-Felix drug trafficking organization, which was “believed by law enforcement agencies to be one of the most violent drug trafficking organizations in the Republic of Mexico.” (U.S. v. Hodoyan-Palacios (S.D.Cal. 1998) 993 F.Supp. 789, 790.) Defendants seek to suppress the contents and all fruits of five wiretaps that were instituted as part of the investigation, claiming that the wiretaps violated California law (Pen. Code, § 629.52, subd. (d)) and the Fourth Amendment in that…
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