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
How later courts describe this case
- 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
- 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
Citator
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- Cited by
- 117 opinions
■ 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.