UNITED STATES v. FORD

Nos. 76-1467, 76-1468, 76-1501 to 76-1503.

553 F.2d 146 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Carroll D. FORD. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Wesley DESSASO a/k/a Wesley Dessaso, Jr. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Steve F. DaCOSTA. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Daniel HAILE, Jr. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Melvin E. SMITH et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 11, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McNamara, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., and John A. Terry and Daniel J. Bernstein, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

James L. Lyons, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellee in No. 76-1468; also argued for appellees in Nos. 76-1467 and 76-1503.

Robert E. Walter, Jr., Arlington, Va., for appellees in Nos. 76-1501 and 76-1502.

Henry J. Monahan, Rockville, Md. (appointed by this court), was on the brief for appellee in No. 76-1467.

Theodore J. Christensen, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), was on the brief for appellees in No. 76-1503.

Charles J. Broida, Columbia, Md., was on the brief for appellee in No. 76-1501.

Charles F. Barker, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), was on the brief for appellee in No. 76-1502.

Orie Seltzer, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee Melvin E. Smith in No. 76-1503.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, and WRIGHT and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The District Court for the District of Columbia granted motions to suppress certain evidence gathered by electronic surveillance of appellees' conversations. On this appeal by the Government1 from that ruling the facts are not in dispute.

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