923 So. 2d 732 - Smith v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
9 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2511 (Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986)
Relies on Conway v. Statesman Mortgage Co. · Esparsen v. United States · 708 So. 2d 731 - Evans v. Lungrin · 634 So. 2d 466 - Belle Pass Terminal, Inc. v. Jolin, Inc. · Belle Pass Terminal, Inc. v. Jolin, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“(c) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication, where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception. (d) It shall not be unlawful under this chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, oral, or electronic communication where such person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitu tion or laws of the United States or of any State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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