Edward Ronald Ates v. Gurbir Grewal, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al.
CriminalProcedure HabeasCorpus Privacy
Whether the New Jersey Wiretap Statute violates the Fourth Amendment by permitting law enforcement to intercept phone calls of out-of-state individuals without the knowledge or authority of a tribunal in the jurisdiction where the phones are registered
QUESTIONS PRESENTED L; Is the New Jersey Wiretap Statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-1 et seq., unconstitutional because it permits law enforcement to intercept phone calls (both cell phone calls and land line calls) placed by and received by out-ofstate individuals who have no connection to New Jersey, without the knowledge of or the authority from a tribunal in the jurisdiction where such telephones are registered? Il. Was the Remedy, which was to suppress a privileged telephone call and all subsequent calls, imposed by the Trial Court for the illegally intercepted attorney-client privileged telephone call inadequate, in light of the fact that trial defense strategy was discussed during the improperly intercepted privileged telephone call?