19 Md. App. 253 - Pennington v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1973
Citation profile
16 state decisions
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Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2510 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986) · 18 U.S.C. § 2515 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986)
Relies on Miranda v. State of Arizona Vignera · Katz v. United States · United States v. Wade · Mapp v. Ohio · Costello v. United States
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““(a) Use without knowledge or consent prohibited. — It is unlawful for any person in this State to use any electronic device or other device or equipment of any type whatsoever in such manner as to overhear or record any part of the conversation or words spoken to or by any person in private conversation without the knowledge or consent, expressed or implied, of that other person. (b) Prevention of crime or apprehension of criminal — Petition for ex parte order authorizing use. — However, if ii shall appear to a duly authorized public law enforcement officer of this State that a crime has been, or is being, or is about to be committed, and that the use of such electronic devices are required to prevent the commission of the said crime, or to apprehend the persons who shall have committed it, then the law enforcement officer or officers shall submit to the State’s attorney of the county or of Baltimore City the evidence upon which the said law enforcement officer bases his contention that an ex parte order authorizing the use of the said electronic devices is necessary; and if it shall appear to the said State’s attorney that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a crime has been committed or is being committed or may be committed then the said State’s attorney shall apply to any of the judges of the circuit court of the county or of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City .... any such ex parte order shall be issued. . . .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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