Legal Opinion

United States v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 17, 1984No. Nos. 82-1678 to 82-1687, 82-1689 to 82-1691, 82-1732, 83-1613 and 83-1686PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION EN BANC

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

These multiple appeals from drug conspiracy convictions resulted in reversals by a panel of our court, which found that a section of the Massachusetts wiretap statute, Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 272, § 99 F(1), identifying officials empowered to apply for wiretap warrants, afforded less procedural protection than did the comparable section of the federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2516(2). A petition for rehearing en banc was granted, the panel’s opinion withdrawn, supplemental briefs submitted, and reargument had. We now decide that the Massachusetts statute,…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  3. United States v. CassiereCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Timothy French v. Pan Am Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. AngiuloCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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