U.S. v. MORA

Nos. 86-1196, 86-1375 to 86-1377.

821 F.2d 860 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hector MORA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Franklin VALENCIA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose Alberto VALENCIA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luis Fernando BERRIO, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1987.

As Amended June 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Patrick Leonard with whom James Michael Merberg was on brief, for defendant-appellant Hector Mora.

John F. Gallagher, for appellant Franklin Valencia submitted on brief of defendant-appellant Mora.

Jose A. Espinosa, for defendant-appellant Jose Alberto Valencia submitted on brief of defendant-appellant Mora.

Susan L. Crockin, Federal Public Defender's Office, for defendant-appellant Luis Fernando Berrio submitted on brief of defendant-appellant Mora.

William H. Kettlewell, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Robert S. Mueller, III, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

These appeals pose a single question — but one of some moment and of novel impression in this circuit. The issue presented centers around the consequences of the government's failure to return and seal tape recordings of wire intercepts "immediately" as required by 18 U.S.C. § 2518(8)(a).

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The proceedings before us arise out of a pair of related indictments handed up by a grand jury in the United States District...

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