Legal Opinion

United States v. LaGorga

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 28, 1971No. 71-017 CrimPublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WEIS, District Judge.

All the defendants have been indicted for various gambling activities alleged to be in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 371, 1084, 1952. They have filed Motions to Suppress Evidence consisting of intercepted telephone messages secured by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with Orders of Court issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq.

The attack upon the wiretap evidence is based upon the following contentions:

1. The statute is unconstitutional;

2. The statute was not followed because:

a) There was no showing of probable cause to justify the issuance of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Berger v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. BlueSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. United States v. Eddie David CoxCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Scott v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. Arthur TortorelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  3. United States v. ArmocidaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. United States v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  5. United States v. VentoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976

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