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Constitutional Law - Search And Seizure - Evidence Of Prior Search As Bearing On Credibility Of Defendant's Testimony, Ira A. Brown, Jr.
Constitutional Law - Search And Seizure - Evidence Of Prior Search As Bearing On Credibility Of Defendant's Testimony, Ira A. Brown, Jr.
Michigan Law Review
In 1952 petitioner was indicted in a federal court, charged with illegal sales of narcotics. During direct examination by his counsel, petitioner denied ever having had possession of narcotics. On cross-examination by the government, petitioner repeated his denial and continued to do so even when the government questioned him, over his objection, concerning a heroin capsule unlawfully seized in his home in 1950. Evidence of the unlawful seizure in 1950 had been ruled inadmissible in an earlier trial. Petitioner's denials were squarely in conflict with an affidavit he had filed at the earlier trial. In rebuttal, the government introduced testimony …
Evidence - Wiretapping And The Congress, Richard W. Pogue S.Ed.
Evidence - Wiretapping And The Congress, Richard W. Pogue S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The familiar cry that "there ought to be a law" is frequently raised concerning the practice which Justice Holmes long ago characterized as "dirty business" - the tapping of telephone wires. Although existing legislation on both federal and state levels deals with interception of telephone messages, the almost universal conclusion of commentators on the subject has been that many of the present day statutes are inadequate. It is particularly apparent that the famous section 605 of the Federal Communications Act of 1934 has long been in need of replacement or thorough revision. The purpose of this comment is to examine …