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LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS Supreme Court Decision in Goldman Case, 1942 An important decision involving the use of a was rendered by the United States Supreme # Court on April 27, 1942, In this case, Goldman v. United States, the Court held that conversations overheard by Federal agents through th hi (Cs t01100 on a wall adjoining the defendant's room were adnissible and that the use of such an instrument was not a violation of the Fourth Amendment's ‘provision against illegal scarckes and seizures. It is Significant to note, however, that the installation of the instrument which produced the evidence did not involve a trespass. (316 U.S. 129) FBI Distinetion between Technical & Microphone Surveiliunces, iuel3 All Special Agents in Charge were advised by letter dated May 15, 1943, that the term technical surveillance would be construed to mean a telephone Surveillance as distinguished from a microphone survcillance. (Exhibit 7) The letter stated that it was cssential that a