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\ oaterres with Attorney General McGranery on June 6, 1952, the Attorney General authorized microphone installations in security cases even though trespass might be committed, Bureau officiais had regular discussions | with Departmental Attorneys in an attempt to obtain a modification of the Department's strict interpreta- tion of what constituted trespass in the installation of microphones. These discussions were influenced by a 1954 Supreme Court decision, Irvine v, California, Although the Court held that evidence obtained illegally by police from a microphone installed in a bedroom was admissible in a state court on 2 gambling charge, it described the conduct of the police as “incredible.” This led the Department to conclude that the Court might decide the admissibility of evidence obtained by Federal officers from a microphone by balancing their “reprehensible” conduct against the nature of the crime and the weight of the evidence. | The negotiations with Departmental Attorneys for a modification of their interpretation of trespass ow mm ee es ee ee eee me