Legal Opinion
United States v. Vento
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 16, 1976No. Nos. 74-1845, 74-1850, 74-1887 and 74-1945PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The wiretap provisions in Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act create a tension between the efficient pursuit of organized crime and the right of privacy. Title III obliges the courts to measure the per.missible use of sophisticated electronic investigative tools against the specific restraints imposed by Congress to avoid undue intrusions upon privacy. This balancing process has engendered a growing literature on the law of electronic eavesdropping. Our decision represents another gloss on that text.
The prosecution of the defendants in this…
2Cases cited122 opinions
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- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by143 opinions
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- United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- United States v. McGloryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- United States v. SouthardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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