U.S. v. KOYOMEJIAN

No. 90-50218.

970 F.2d 536 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wanis KOYOMEJIAN; Raffi Kouyoumjian; Simon Kouyoumjian; Agop Kouyoumjian; Ohanes Khawaloujian; Salim Chalhoub; Rita Sorfazian; Dalida Avakian; Avedis Khawaloujian; Jimmy Contreras; Raul Vivas; Hamayak Atayan, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1992.

Concurrence July 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Clymer and Richard G. Rathmann, Asst. U.S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Steve Cochran, Katten, Muchin, Zavis & Weitzman, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees Wanis Koyomejian and Simon Kouyoumjian.

Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, and BROWNING, SCHROEDER, POOLE, CANBY, NORRIS, KOZINSKI, THOMPSON, LEAVY, TROTT, and NELSON, Circuit Judges.


TROTT, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether federal law prohibits the use of silent video surveillance as part of a domestic criminal investigation, and if not, what standards govern such surveillance. On an interlocutory appeal brought under 18 U.S.C. § 3731 (1988), a divided panel of this court held domestic silent video surveillance was permitted, but only if processed and approved pursuant to the technical procedures specified in 18 U.S...

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