UNITED STATES v. CHIMURENGA

No. S 84 Cr. 818 (RLC).

609 F.Supp. 1070 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Coltrane CHIMURENGA, a/k/a "Randolph Simms," a/k/a "Rashid Penderglass," a/k/a "Lionel Jean-Baptiste," a/k/a "The Tall One," a/k/a "Carl," Viola Plummer, a/k/a "June," Roger Wareham, a/k/a "Frank Rogers," a/k/a "Kameel Teen," a/k/a "Frankie," a/k/a "Baldy," Robert Taylor, a/k/a "R.T.," a/k/a "Pizon," a/k/a "Chic," a/k/a "Coach T.," a/k/a "The Ballplayer," Omowale Clay, a/k/a "William Clay," a/k/a "T.," a/k/a "Milton Clyde Hilliard," a/k/a "H. Hilliard," Ruth Carter, a/k/a "Latifa Carter," a/k/a "Anna Carter," a/k/a "Janice," Colette Pean, a/k/a "Carmen Oliveras," a/k/a "Paulette Jackson," a/k/a "Nia," Yvette Kelley, a/k/a "Willie Y. Kelley," a/k/a "Joy Bailey," a/k/a "Cheryl," and Jose Rios, a/k/a "Pepe," a/k/a "Brava," Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

April 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty. for the S.D.N.Y., New York City, for the U.S.; Kenneth Roth, Lorna G. Schofield, Asst. U.S. Attys., New York City, of counsel.

Lennox Hinds, Stevens, Hinds & White, New York City, for Coltrane Chimurenga.

Michelle S. Jacobs, New York City, for Viola Plummer.

William Mogulescu, Levinson Mogulescu & Kaplan, New York City, for Roger Wareham.

Barry C. Scheck, New York City, for Robert Taylor.

Steven Bernstein, New York City, for Omowale Clay.

Lee A. Ginsberg, Freeman, Nooter & Ginsberg, New York City, for Ruth Carter.

James Silver, New York City, for Colette Pean.

Judith Holmes, Flood, Holmes & Tipograph, New York City, for Yvette Kelley.

Michael Hurwitz, Handelman, Hurwitz & Stampur, New York City, for Jose Rios.


ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

Defendants challenge the constitutional validity of the electronic surveillance of Apartment 21F, 1700 Bedford Avenue and of 80 Midwood Avenue, Brooklyn, authorized in this case by order of Judge McLaughlin pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2518. The order, initially issued on August 16, 1984, authorized the interception of electronic communications at the two locations and the installation and monitoring of hidden microphones at the Bedford...

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