Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Pet
Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Pet
194 A.3d 561
(Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)
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- Commonwealth v. Byrd, J., Aplt. (Pa. 2020)
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Opinion
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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