Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

O'BRIEN v. United States

386 U.S. 345

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1967-03-20
Topic
bankruptcy

granting certiorari and vacating conviction where, in response to petition for certiorari, Solicitor General informed Court that electronic surveillance of attorney-client conversations had taken place | involving use of electronic surveillance installed in a commercial establishment to monitor conversation of suspect | granting certiorari and vacating conviction where, in response to petition for certiorari, Solicitor General informed Court that electronic surveillance of attorney-client conversations had taken place | although they were not revealed to prosecutors, governmental interception of conversations between a defendant and his lawyer required vacation of convic tion | although they were not revealed to prosecutors, governmental interception of conversations between a defendant and his lawyer required vacation of conviction | a listening device was planted in the business establishment of an acquaintance of accused after indictment | a listening device was planted in the business establishment of an acquaintance of the accused after indictment | although they were not revealed to prosecutors, governmental interception of conversations between a defendant and his lawyer required vacation of conviction

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■ Per Curiam.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, judgment vacated and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan for a new trial should the Government seek to prosecute petitioners anew. Black v. United States, 385 U. S. 26.