Court Opinion

ID: 9470205
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 02:59:23.26503+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:41:46.776056
License: Public Domain

MIKVA, Circuit Judge,
concurring:
I adhere to my view, as stated in United States v. Johnson, 696 F.2d 115 (D.C.Cir.1982) (Mikva, J., dissenting in part), that violations of the plain language of a central provision in a wiretapping statute require suppression of the tainted evidence. In this case, however, the wiretap application was properly authorized by Assistant Attorney General Litvack, who had been specially designated under 18 U.S.C. § 2516(1) (1976 & Supp. V 1981). Because the statutory requirements have been satisfied, I agree with the majority that the lack of diligence demonstrated by the Department of Justice in renewing Mr. Litvack’s special designation does not require suppression in this particular case.