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D.C. Circuit· 1/17/2014

United States v. Lyons

Citations

  • 740 F.3d 702
  • 2014 WL 185504
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 950

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  • concluding that the Fourth Amendment’s probable cause requirement is established “by an oath or affirmation and a neutral or detached magistrate mak[ing] a probable cause determination”
  • holding that an officer’s training-and-experience statement, coupled with other observations, sufficiently established a nexus between money and illegal betting records and the defendant’s residence
  • noting that “[n]othing in [the federal statute] requires that a wiretap application itself contain proof that it has been reviewed by the principal prosecuting attorney”
  • noting that Massachusetts law requires principal prosecuting attorney to “personally review” the wiretap application
  • finding no Fifth Amendment violation where prosecutor noted there was “no evidence at all” to support defense theory
  • stating that Neder applies to a Yates claim on direct review

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Judges: Kayatta, Lynch, Thompson

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