In re Womack’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2514 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986)
Relies on Alderman v. United States · Counselman v. Hitchcock · In re Grand Jury Proceedings · United States v. Violations of 18 U.S.C. Sections 231, 241, 245, 371, 1361, 2101, 2102 · Carter v. United States
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“A review of the Department of Justice files discloses no information indicating that conversations of . . . James Robinson and John Alexander Womack were at any time overheard by electronic surveillance or that premises known to be owned, leased or licensed by these individuals were covered by electronic surveillance by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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