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Date: 06-07-2024
Case Style:
United States of America v. Marco Dewayne Phillips
Case Number: 4:20-CR-285
Judge: John F. Heil
Court: United States District Court for Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney's Office in Tulsa
Defendant's Attorney:
Description:
Tulsa, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international drug trafficking.
The District Court entered an order authorizing a wiretap.
Wiretaps can be authorized only when the government shows necessity. This showing can involve
1. a past failure to successfully use traditional investigative techniques or
2. an apparent futility or danger in trying such techniques. 18 U.S.C. § 2518(1)(c), 2518(3)(c). But once a wiretap is approved, the defendant bears the burden of showing that the district court shouldn’t have granted authorization. United States v. Portillo-Uranga, 28 F.4th 168, 174 (10th Cir. 2022).
Outcome: Defendant was found guilty.
Affirmed on appeal.
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