Legal Opinion
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. District Attorney for Norfolk District
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 1978PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The question presented is whether a judge of the Superior Court has authority to order the plaintiff telephone company to provide technical assistance, including “lease lines,” to law enforcement officers to effectuate a wiretap pursuant to a warrant issued under G. L. c. 272, § 99. We hold that the judge does have such authority, and order a judgment so declaring. We follow in substance the reasoning of the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v. New York Tel. Co., 434 U.S. 159 (1977).
The plaintiff filed its complaint in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Suffolk…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Berger v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. New York Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. VitelloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- O'Coin's, Inc. v. Treasurer of the County of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Gilday v. DuboisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- District Attorney for the Plymouth District v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- In Re In-Progress Trace of a Wire CommunicationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- New England Tel. & Tel. v. ATTORNEY FOR NORFOLK DIST.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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