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Supreme Court· 3/20/1967

O'BRIEN v. United States

Citations

  • 386 U.S. 345
  • 87 S. Ct. 1158
  • 18 L. Ed. 2d 94
  • 1967 U.S. LEXIS 1984

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  • granting certiorari and vacating conviction where, in response to petition for certiorari, Solicitor General informed Court that electronic surveillance of attorney-client conversations had taken place
  • involving use of electronic surveillance installed in a commercial establishment to monitor conversation of suspect
  • granting certiorari and vacating conviction where, in response to petition for certiorari, Solicitor General informed Court that electronic surveillance of attorney-client conversations had taken place
  • although they were not revealed to prosecutors, governmental interception of conversations between a defendant and his lawyer required vacation of conviction
  • a listening device was planted in the business establishment of an acquaintance of the accused after indictment
  • although they were not revealed to prosecutors, governmental interception of conversations between a defendant and his lawyer required vacation of conviction

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Judges: Harlan, Stewart

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