United States v. Evelio Martinez

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• warnings provided in Spanish spoken with a Mexican accent, whereas defendant spoke Spanish with a Cuban accent and written warnings provided to defendant in Spanish.
• finding intelligent waiver even though suspect “testified at the hearing that he had not read the form at the time he signed it, but two government witnesses said he did”
• necessity must be shown to exist at the time application is made; it is irrelevant that hindsight shows that purpose of wiretap not achieved

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