Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Pet

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Pet

194 A.3d 561

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedSeptember 19, 2018

Docket179 WAL 2018 (Granted)

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Pet, 194 A.3d 561 (Pa. 2018).

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 19 ^th day of September, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

i. Where an inmate defendant seeks to suppress recordings of his jail visit communications in a criminal proceeding, must the Commonwealth demonstrate that the inmate had actual knowledge that he was being recorded to satisfy the "prior consent" requirement of the two-party consent exception to the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act ("Wiretap Act"), 18 Pa.C.S. § 5704(4)?

ii. If actual knowledge is required by the statute, did the Superior Court err in concluding that Byrd had actual knowledge that he was being recorded?

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 19 ^th day of September, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

i. Where an inmate defendant seeks to suppress recordings of his jail visit communications in a criminal proceeding, must the Commonwealth demonstrate that the inmate had actual knowledge that he was being recorded to satisfy the "prior consent" requirement of the two-party consent exception to the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act ("Wiretap Act"), 18 Pa.C.S. § 5704(4)?

ii. If actual knowledge is required by the statute, did the Superior Court err in concluding that Byrd had actual knowledge that he was being recorded?

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