Search and Seizure | Facts: Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the federal district court found probable cause and authorized the government to intercept all oral conversations taking place in the suspect's business office. Even though the court order did not specifically authorize entry of the suspect's business office by government agents, FBI agents did secretly enter the business office at midnight and install an electronic bug. | Issue: Was the secret entry of the specified office a violation of the Fourth Amendment or the federal statute? | Decision: Secret entry to install an electronic device pursuant to a lawful search warrant is not a violation of the U.S. Constitution or the statute.

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1. Search and Seizure | Facts: Pursuant to Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the federal district court found probable cause and authorized the government to intercept all oral conversations taking place in the suspect's business office. Even though the court order did not specifically authorize entry of the suspect's business office by government agents, FBI agents did secretly enter the business office at midnight and install an electronic bug. | Issue: Was the secret entry of the specified office a violation of the Fourth Amendment or the federal statute? | Decision: Secret entry to install an electronic device pursuant to a lawful search warrant is not a violation of the U.S. Constitution or the statute.