Legal Opinion
United States v. Dionisio
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1973No. 71-229PublishedCited by 1,362 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
A special grand jury was convened in the Northern District of Illinois in February 1971, to investigate possible violations of federal criminal statutes relating to gambling. In the course of its investigation, the grand jury received in evidence certain voice recordings that had been obtained pursuant to court orders.
The grand jury subpoenaed approximately 20 persons, including the respondent Dionisio, seeking to obtain from them voice exemplars for comparison with the recorded conversations that had been received in evidence. Each witness was advised that he was a potential defendant in a…
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