Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Galvan v. Levine
41 L. Ed. 2d 240
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1974-06-03
- Topic
- general
challenging a state policy of denial of unemployment benefits to claimants who moved to an area of high persistent unemployment | In the absence of “dispositive” or “indicative” state law, application of federal law is appropriate. | no violation of state or federal law where federal narcotics agents assist in monitoring interceptions pursuant to order assigning responsibility to state narcotics law enforcement officers | “in a narcotics conspiracy, the use of code words and cover-up jargon in methods of dealing make investigation most difficult.” | no suppression where every telephone call was intercepted and recorded although 50% were nonpertinent | arrest by Nebraska police officer of a person in Iowa treated as an arrest by private person | appellant LaCosa convicted of separate substantive, conspiracy, and section 848 offenses | dicta that state law may apply
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas would grant certiorari.