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· 11/9/1979

United States v. Otha C. Bailey, Sr., United States of America v. Major Moss, United States of America v. Jimmie Lee Whitney

Citations

  • 607 F.2d 237

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “the need for the wiretap arose when investigators, notwithstanding some success, had been unable, after six months of intensive effort, to learn of the full extent of the operation”
  • proof of slight connection is sufficient if any rational trier of fact could have found such connection beyond a reasonable doubt
  • an occasional buyer from a member of a large-scale conspiracy not shown to be a participant
  • an occasional buyer from a member of a large-scale conspiracy not shown to be a participant
  • necessity showing sufficient where normal investigative techniques failed to reveal source or details of distribution of narcotics even though prosecutable case had been made against some of the organization’s members
  • discussing expert’s testimony on the meaning of alleged code words

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Judges: Duniway, Ely, Fitzgerald

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