Bobby kennedy Quote by Charles Brandt
““The jury hung at eleven to one. Promptly a new jury was impaneled. During the second trial a member of the jury came forward to report a bribe attempt. He was excused and replaced by an alternate. This jury found Jimmy Hoffa not guilty. A crushed Bobby Kennedy still had the perjury charge against Hoffa to fall back on. But not for long. The perjury indictment relied on wiretapped conversations between Johnny Dio and Jimmy Hoffa. The wiretap had been authorized pursuant to New York State law and was a valid search and seizure of the telephone conversation under existing New York law. Unfortunately for Bobby, this was the beginning of the age of the Warren Court’s expansion of its control over state and local police procedures. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that such state-sanctioned wiretaps were unconstitutional and that any evidence obtained by the wiretaps or derived from them was “fruit of the poisonous tree.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Mafia Encyclopedia by Carl Sifakis, 1992
Legal precedent can overturn evidence, reshaping high‑profile cases and public trust in justice.
In simple terms: Court decisions can nullify evidence, changing case outcomes.
Key Takeaway
Understand how legal rulings affect evidence.
Themes
law
justice
politics
history
media
Mood
critical
analytical
Type
historical
legal
When to use this quote
- criminal trials
- political scandals
- media analysis
Key Concepts
constitutional law
evidence suppression
court precedent
Questions to Reflect On
- How do court decisions impact public perception of justice?
- What safeguards exist against evidence misuse?
A Different Perspective
Legal rulings can be contested and reversed.
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