Legal Opinion

United States v. Rivera

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided November 17, 2003No. CR.A. 02-376-APublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

At issue in this prosecution of three defendants for murder and conspiracy to murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1111 and 1117, is whether tape recorded telephone calls made on prison telephones by one of the three defendants while in custody awaiting trial may be admitted into evidence by the government pursuant to two exceptions to Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the federal wiretapping statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520, namely (i) the law enforcement exception, 18 U.S.C. § 2510(5)(a)(ii), and (ii) the consent…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  2. United States v. Kojo Sababu, Jaime Delgado, and Dora GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  3. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeffrey Howard VAN POYCK, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Angelo Amen, Mark A. Deleonardis, Michael Paradiso and Oreste Abbamonte, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  5. United States v. Richard Willoughby, Quintin Prioleau, Arthur Prioleau, and Carleton MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. LentzDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2005
  2. United States v. RiveraDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2003
  3. State v. TempletonNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. United States v. FaulknerDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2004
  5. State v. WoodUtah Supreme Court · 2023

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