· 5/12/1980
Varkonyi v. United States
Citations
- 446 U.S. 945
- 100 S. Ct. 2173
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recording made in “non-custodial environment, prior to [defendant’s] charge, arrest, or indictment ... does not implicate the sort of ethical problems addressed by the Code”
- statements by government informant on tape recorded telephone conversation held to have been adopted by defendant under rule of adoptive admissions
- “jury must be instructed as to the defense theory of the case”
- “dilatoriness, standing alone, does not provide a sufficient basis for granting the writ”
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