COMMONWEALTH v. PAPSZYCKI


442 Pa. 234 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Papszycki, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Molish, with him Weiss, Nelson & Moskowitz, for appellant.

Stephen B. Harris, Assistant District Attorney, with him Ward F. Clark, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, March 18, 1971:

This appeal necessitates another application of Pennsylvania's anti-wiretapping statute, Act of July 16, 1957, P.L. 956, No. 411, § 1, 18 P.S. § 3742 (Supp. 1970). We must decide whether, under the Act, a person other than a receiver can testify as to the contents of a telephone conversation if he overheard the call by means of an amplification device without the consent...

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