U.S. v. TAKETA

Nos. 88-1022, 88-1024.

923 F.2d 665 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David TAKETA and Thomas O'Brien, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Shreves, Oscar B. Goodman, and David Z. Chesnoff, Goodman, Stein, Chesnoff & Quintana, Las Vegas, Nev., for defendants-appellants.

Howard J. Zlotnick and Camille W. Chamberlain, Asst. U.S. Attys., Las Vegas, Nev., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FLETCHER, BEEZER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

David Taketa, a Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") agent, and Thomas O'Brien, an officer of the Nevada Bureau of Investigations ("NBI"), appeal their convictions for illegal wiretapping. The appellants contend that their convictions were obtained through the use of evidence seized in violation of the fourth amendment, that videotape evidence was improperly admitted, and that the district court improperly commented on the evidence. We hold...

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