Opinion ID: 2285207
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Heading: electronic surveillancedisclosure

Text: The trial court granted the defendant's motion for disclosure of any electronic surveillance of certain named individuals and in connection therewith entered the following order: The State's Attorney is directed to contact the New Haven Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Connecticut State Police to determine if there has been any authorized or unauthorized electronic surveillance or wiretapping involving any of the defendants or counsel involved in this case, and to disclose the results of that investigation. In addition, the State's Attorney is directed to contact the police authorities in the City of New York to determine if they have provided any authorities involved in the prosecution or investigation of this case with information obtained through authorized or unauthorized electronic surveillance, and to disclose the results of that investigation. In compliance with this order the assistant state's attorney submitted replies from the agencies mentioned reflecting that they have not engaged in authorized or unauthorized electronic surveillance involving any of the defendants or their counsel. [3] The defendant's objection to the disclosure as being wholly inadequate was overruled by the trial court. The ruling was correct. Any evidence which grows out of a person's illegally overheard conversations or out of illegally overheard conversations occurring on such person's premises which is proposed to be used against such person is subject to suppression upon his motion. Alderman v. United States, 394 U.S. 165, 180, 89 S. Ct. 961, 22 L. Ed. 2d 176, reh. denied, 394 U.S. 939, 89 S. Ct. 1177, 22 L. Ed. 2d 475 (1969). Any person aggrieved by such illegally overheard conversations has standing to suppress the contents of any intercepted wire or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom. Gelbard v. United States, 408 U.S. 41, 59, 92 S. Ct. 2357, 33 L. Ed. 2d 179 (1972). A person is aggrieved for this purpose who was a party to any intercepted wire or oral communication or a person against whom the interception was directed. 18 U.S.C. § 2510 (11); Gelbard v. United States, supra. To ascertain whether a person has been aggrieved within the meaning of the federal statute a duty is imposed upon appropriate governmental agencies to disclose any surveillance records which are relevant to the decision of the ultimate issue, namely, whether such illegal surveillance has occurred. Alderman v. United States, supra. Semantics aside, the response of the prosecutor, together with the supporting documents, was an adequate compliance with the order of the court. There is nothing in the record before us to suggest otherwise.