Legal Opinion
United States v. John Michael Harris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1976No. 76-1317PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORRICK, District Judge:
The only issue raised in this appeal is the propriety of the long-standing administrative practice of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of routinely destroying rough interview notes taken by agents in the course of a criminal investigation after the information contained in the notes is incorporated in a more formal interview report. We reject the contention of the government that the good-faith destruction of rough notes in accordance with normal agency procedure is justifiable. Notes taken by FBI agents in interviews either with prospective government…
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