Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles Merritts, Sr., and Donald Hodges
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 1975No. 75--1198PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 3731 involves the sixth amendment guarantee of the right to the “Assistance of Counsel.” The District Court, on the basis of its reading of Massiah v. United States, 377 U.S. 201, 84 S.Ct. 1199, 12 L.Ed.2d 246 (1964), suppressed evidence of a post-indictment conversation between appellee and a government informer, in the course of which appellee made incriminating statements about past acts and also solicited a bribe. (United States v. Merritts, 387 F.Supp. 807 (E.D.Ill.1975)). We reverse as to the part of the conversation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Alderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. Winston Massiah, Mitchell Anfield, Leonard Royal Aiken and Icky ThornCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- United States v. Earl MisslerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Maurice S. OsserCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Louis Moschiano and Robert Fred Bishop, in Re Stephen M. KomieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. TaxeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Arshad Ali Malik and Khalid Yousaf MalikCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States Ex Rel. Sanders v. RoweDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- Roger M. Stowe v. Frank E. Devoy, United States MarshalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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