U.S. v. Kone, No. 08 Cr. 557 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y.) (591 F.Supp.2d 593) (November 5, 2008) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)
Here Judge Scheindlin issued an important ruling curtailing the use of Federal probation officers as surrogates for Federal law enforcement agents in criminal investigations; and she rejected as invalid substitute search orders obtained under 28 USC 1615.
This is an important suppression ruling that, hopefully, will curtail the use of ...
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