UNITED STATES v. VENTO

Nos. 74-1845, 74-1850, 74-1887 and 74-1945.

533 F.2d 838 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America v. Steven VENTO, Appellant in 74-1845, et al. Appeal of Adrian MASTRANGELO, in 74-1850. Appeal of Robert J. MENGINI, in 74-1887. Appeal of Victor DeLUCA in 74-1945.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Reargued January 14, 1976.

Decided March 16, 1976.

As Amended April 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. J. Curran, U. S. Atty., David J. McKeon, Special Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Kenneth G. Spillias, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

A. Charles Peruto, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Vento.

Edward Reif, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Mengini.

Stanford Shmukler, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant Mastrangelo.

Vincent J. Ziccardi, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant DeLuca.

Before VAN DUSEN, ADAMS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

The wiretap provisions in Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act create a tension between the efficient pursuit of organized crime and the right of privacy. Title III obliges the courts to measure the permissible use of sophisticated electronic investigative tools against the specific restraints imposed by Congress to avoid undue intrusions upon privacy. This balancing process has engendered a growing literature...

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