Legal Opinion
United States v. DeLeon
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided May 6, 1955No. 5234PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
ROBERT E. Quinn, Chief Judge:
This case presents an aspect of the wire tap problem. At the trial, the accused contended that certain evidence was the “poisoned fruit” of a telephone conversation obtained in violation of the Communications Act which prohibits persons “not being authorized by the sender” to “intercept . . . and divulge” such communications. 47 USC Section 605.
Jones, a transfer yeoman in the Administrative Office of the U. S. Naval Receiving Station, Brooklyn, New York, was approached by the accused, who was an interviewer in the Separation Office, with regard…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- On Lee v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Goldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Nardone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Weiss v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- United States v. PolakoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. BrownUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1959
- United States v. SeayUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
- United States v. SturdivantUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1982
- United States v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1998
- United States v. StarrUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1975
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