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386 U.S. 345 87 Supreme Court Reporter 1158 18 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 94 Charles Joseph O'BRIEN et al.v.UNITED STATES. Number 823. of the March 20, 1967 Philip Atlantic Gillis, for petitioner O'Brien. Ivan Barris, Parisi. Solicitor General Marshall, Assistant Attorney Vinson, Beatrice Rosenberg and Mervyn Hamburg, States. On Petition Writ Certiorari to Appeals Sixth Circuit. PER CURIAM. 1 The petition a writ certiorari is granted, judgment vacated case remanded District Eastern Michigan new trial should government seek prosecute petitioners anew. Black versus States, 385 26, 190, 17 26. 2 Mr. Justice HARLAN, whom STEWART joins, dissenting. 3 Petitioners in this case, O'Brien Thomas Parisi, were convicted on several counts removing merchandise from bonded area under supervision Customs Service, violation Code KF62 § 549. items involved were, first count, applicable only O'Brien, 14 cases marble slabs; second statue St. Theresa; third 21 valves valve handles. 4 issues raised involve questions as sufficiency indictment alleged errors at trial, none which could well be deemed worthy review by Court. However, his response commendably notified that pursuant general use 'electronic eavesdropping or wiretapping,' he discovered microphone had been installed commercial establishment owned an acquaintance A conversation participated, occurring after concerning forthcoming was overheard. characterizes episode follows: 'That conversation, although overheard monitoring agents summarized their logs, not mentioned any F.B.I. report nor its contents communicated attorneys Department Justice, including those who prosecuted case.' 5 further revealed later 'It also appears logs surveillance * premises January 1964, when placed telephone call requested one file application relating territorial conditions release bail. This like May 1963, noted but manner outside F.B.I.' (Footnote omitted.) 6 basis these representations indicated would 'not oppose' remand adversary hearing effect activity validity petitioners' convictions. Court, however, without word explanation, vacates convictions remands entire trial. & N Dec. Immigration Nationality Decisions must respectfully emphatically dissent. 7 As stated dissenting similar disposition 31, 26: 'I agree, course, entitled full-scale development facts, can see no valid reason why unimpeached conviction stage. [A] state. appropriate vehicle sorting out issue because until it determined such occurrence vitiated original retrial exists. Court's action puts cart before horse.' 8 In might conceivably accounted fact Government admitted recorded incorporated memoranda used prosecuting attorneys.* present think justification going beyond position forcing go through effort expense entirely peripheral, totally insignificant, uncommunicated eavesdropping. Black, consider action, quixotically precipitate. 9 deny certiorari, but, given General's acknowledgment electronic wiretapping did take place, full circumstances effects activities. Schipani 372, 533, 428, properly conceded evidence tainted.

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