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387 U.S. 231 87 Supreme Court Reporter 1583 18 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 738 James R. HOFFA et al.v.UNITED STATES. Number 1003. May 22, 1967. Maurice Judge Walsh, Morris Atlantic Shenker, Joseph Fanelli, Frank Ragano, George Federal KF105 F3 Callaghan, Richard E. Gorman, Jacques M. Schiffer and Charles Bellows, for petitioner. Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney Vinson, Beatrice Rosenberg Jerome Feit, the States. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioners were convicted of various counts under a 28-count indictment charging mail wire fraud, in violation Code KF62 §§ 1341, 1343, conspiracy, § 371. The claimed, jury apparently found that petitioners conspired to defraud, did Central States, Southeast Southwest Areas Pension Fund International Brotherhood Teamsters, with prime objective financially rehabilitating Sun Valley, Inc., real estate enterprise which certain had important interests. For reasons follow, we do not reach, one way or other, any contentions urged by support their petition writ certiorari. 2 In response petition, sua sponte has advised on December 2, 1963, some six months after this case, conversation between petitioner Burris Benjamin Sigelbaum, defendant prosecution, was overheard agents Bureau Investigation as result electronic eavesdropping. eavesdropping equipment been installed Sigelbaum's office, trespass, 12 before conversation, thereafter maintained operation. We are informed recorded concerned both proposed transfer Sigelbaum Burris' interest conduct defense prosecution. indicated contents recording available government attorneys involved but adds only 'peripherally relevant charges underlying (Burris') conviction.'* are, moreover, him information obtained through introduced into evidence at trial, it never basis investigative lead, part already known, own statements, attorneys. Unlike situations Black versus 385 26, 190, 17 O'Brien 386 345, 1158, 94, there no direct intrusion here attorney-client discussions. these circumstances, find 'adequate justification,' supra, 29, 192, now require new trial other petitioners; more orderly appropriate procedure is instead remand case District hearing, findings, conclusions nature relevance convictions conversations may be shown have similar Shotwell Mfg. Co., 355 233, 78 245, 234. 3 accept General's suggestion such an inquiry should confined conviction Burris. consider each provided opportunity establish, if he can, interception particular conversations, vitiated manner his conviction. intend suggest all might, circumstances described General, entitled trial; decide further proceedings must held, findings made, determine content pertinence conversations. 4 Accordingly, grant certiorari petitioners, vacate judgment Appeals, proceedings. proceedings, will confine presented sides material questions electronically eavesdropped petitioners' subsequent convictions. make fact light entire existing record. If decides, tainted use thus improperly obtained, enter final judgments based record supplemented its thereby preserving affected parties right seek appellate review. If, hand, concludes tainted, would then become duty accord trial. See 245—246, S.Ct., 253—254; see also company 371 341, 83 448, 9 357. 5 granted, Appeals vacated, remanded consistent opinion. It so ordered. Judgment vacated Court. 6 Mr. Justice BLACK set argument. He dissents from vacation 7 WHITE took consideration decision case. * Brief Opposition 70.

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