dec 20, 1966 - HOFFA V. UNITED STATES, 1966

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Local Union labor president Jimmy Hoffa was standing trial for corruption and planning to bribe the jury members. He admitted this to a paid informant, who then turned the information over to the police.

The Supreme Court had to decide if the use of the informant's evidence would invalidate his convictions.

The Court held that this was not in violation of the Fourth Amendment, and that the information was not acquired deceptively. They held that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in this situation, and that the person releasing information assumes the risk that the conversation may or may not remain private.

(Lippman, Criminal Procedure, pg. 57)

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