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UNITED STATES v. MORRISON

No. 79-395.

449 U.S. 361 (1981)

UNITED STATES v. MORRISON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Buscemi argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Heymann, Deputy Solicitor General Frey, Sidney M. Glazer, and Joel Gershowitz.

Salvatore J. Cucinotta, by appointment of the Court, 449 U.S. 812, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Hazel Morrison, respondent here, was indicted on two counts of distributing heroin in violation of 21 U. S. C. § 841 (a) (1). She retained private counsel to represent her in the impending criminal proceedings. Thereafter, two agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency, aware that she had been indicted and had retained counsel, sought to obtain her cooperation in a related investigation. They met and conversed with...

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