Smith v. Harrah

How courts have described this case

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• stating that while a finding that the defendant's purpose is to prevent witness from testifying is relevant, it is not necessary
• noting that eavesdropping warrant may be necessary where the organization could not be infiltrated and investigators had yet to identify the upper and middle level managers
• applying doctrine to the defendants, who were involved in \a RICO enterprise conducted through a campaign of violent enforcement and retribution\
• applying doctrine to the defendants, who were involved in “a RICO enterprise conducted through a campaign of violent enforcement and retribution”
• noting as a factor in the necessity inquiry the fact that infiltration was not a viable technique due to violent nature of gang

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).