U.S. v. CARNEIRO

Nos. 87-3134 to 87-3137, 87-3139, 87-3141 and 87-3142.

861 F.2d 1171 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph R. CARNEIRO, Terry L. Johnson, George L. Ennis, Larry Emerson, Thomas Francis Begley, Willie Williams, Thomas J. Boyd, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip J. Wetzel, Perrizo and Wetzel, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Carneiro.

Leslie R. Weatherhead, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Emerson.

Robert H. Whaley, Carl E. Hueber, Winston & Cashatt, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Thomas J. Boyd.

Jeffry K. Finer and Patrick K. Stiley, Stiley & Associates, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Begley.

Jeffrey Steinborn, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Ennis.

Robert Henderson, Henderson & Nichols, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Johnson.

Lewis M. Wilson, Spokane, Wash., for defendant-appellant, Williams.

James R. Shively, Asst. U.S. Atty., Spokane, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SCHROEDER, ALARCON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

In this criminal action the seven appellants entered conditional guilty pleas to narcotics offenses. They appeal from the denial of their motions to suppress incriminating evidence obtained by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) through the use of four judicially approved wiretaps. The wiretaps were issued by a district court judge under Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets...

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