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Weatherford Vs. Bursey

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Feb 22, 1977

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  8. U.S. 545 (1977) U.S. Supreme Court Weatherford v. Bursey
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  9. U.S. 545 (1977) Weatherford v. Bursey
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  10. into a false sense of security, interfering with his trial preparations and denying him due process of law under Brady v. Maryland
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  11. which does not establish a per se rule forbidding an undercover agent to meet with a defendant's counsel. Black v. United
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  12. O'Brien v. United
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  13. Hoffa v. United
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  14. and Wise. In addition, the Court of Appeals concluded that Bursey had been denied due process of law under Brady v. Maryland
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  15. for further proceedings would have allowed Weatherford and Strom to present a qualified immunity defense under Wood v. Strickland
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  16. in Black v. United
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  17. States, 385 U. S. 26 (1966), and O'Brien v. United
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  18. States, 386 U. S. 345 (1967). The Court of Appeals also relied on Hoffa v. United
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  19. from the overheard conversations was not used in any way by the prosecution. Memorandum for United States in Black v. United
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  20. the overheard conversations were never communicated to the prosecuting attorneys. Brief for United States in O'Brien v. United
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  21. Neither does the Court's decision in Hoffa v. United
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  22. two cases in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dealing with the right to counsel, Caldwell v. United
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  23. States, 92 U.S.App.D.C. 355, 205 F.2d 879 (1953), and Coplon v. United
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  24. unfortunate necessity of undercover work, and the value it often is to effective law enforcement. E.g., United States v. Russell
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  25. Lewis v. United
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  26. We have also recognized the desirability and legality of continued secrecy even after arrest. Roviaro v. United
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  27. inadmissible the informant's testimony having no connection with those conversations. III Because, under Brady v. Maryland
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  28. In Silverman v. United
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  29. Brief for United States in Hoffa v. United
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  30. s theory that the chill is the same whether induced by electronic surveillance or by undercover agents. Cf. Fisher v. United
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  31. Boyd v. United
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  32. concerning the defense strategy and evidence (or lack of it), the defendant, or the defense counsel. In Wardius v. Oregon
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  33. counsel. Only last Term, we held that the right to counsel encompasses the right to confer with one's lawyer. Geders v. United
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  34. States, 425 U. S. 80 (1976). See also Reynolds v. Cochran
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  35. Fisher v. United
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  36. States, 425 U. S. 391 , 425 U. S. 403 (1976). See also United States v. Nobles
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  37. United States v. Rosner
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  38. F.2d 1213, 1224 (CA2 1973), cert. denied, 417 U.S. 950 (1974). See, e.g., Caldwell v. United
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  39. Coplon v. United
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  40. Louie Yung v. Coleman
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  41. Thomas v. Mills
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  42. Tucker v. Davis
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  43. Turner v. State
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  44. today, I believe a per se rule of this sort is fully supported, if not compelled, by our decisions in Black v. United
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  45. crimes unrelated to the crimes for which the defendants were convicted. Memorandum for United States in Black v. United
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  46. Brief for United States in O'Brien v. United
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  47. Memorandum for United States in Black v. United
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  48. conversation nor any other conversation was disclosed to the prosecuting attorneys. Brief for United States in O'Brien v. United
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  49. remand for a hearing to determine whether the intrusions had tainted the trials. Memorandum for United States in Black v. United
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  50. That is precisely the principle that was urged by the Government and by the dissenters, Black v. United
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