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· 6/22/1970

Seohnlein v. United States

Citations

  • 399 U.S. 913

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that section 2518(1)(c) necessity requirement satisfied when normal investigative procedures failed to reveal scope of conspiracy and all persons involved
  • holding that section 2518(l)(c) necessity requirement satisfied when normal investigative procedures failed to reveal scope of conspiracy and all persons involved
  • noting that, while the affidavit included stale information, “this information [wa]s provided as mere background, and its presence does not taint more recent information in the affidavit”
  • “to have a legitimate expectation of privacy by way of a possessory interest, defendant must have possession of the vehicle and the keys.”
  • “[T]o have a legitimate expectation of privacy by way of a possessory interest, defendant must have possession of the vehicle and the keys.”
  • “The government is simply not required to use a wiretap only as a last resort.”

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