Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Cotroni and Frank Dasti
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 22, 1975No. 1179, 1180, Dockets 75-1118, 75-1156PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
In this saga of international crime, we are met once again with the contention that evidence obtained by foreign authorities in a manner which does not comport with our country’s constitutional and statutory requirements should be excluded. The evidence here came from Canadian wiretaps placed by that country’s police without judicial authorization such as is required by Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968. 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. We agree with the trial court that the evidence was admissible, and we affirm the judgments appealed from.
Frank…
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