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STATE v. WORTHY

141 N.J. 368 (1995)

661 A.2d 1244

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JOHN WORTHY, LAMONT A. BRISCOE AND WILLIE MAE WORTHY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Warburton, Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant (Harris Y. Cotton, Gloucester County Prosecutor, attorney).

William L. Bowe argued the cause for respondent Willie Mae Worthy.

Brian S. O'Malley argued the cause for respondent John Worthy.

Michael J. Williams, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae, Attorney General of New Jersey (Deborah T. Poritz, Attorney General, attorney).

Carrie D. Dingle, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, submitted a brief on behalf of respondent Lamont Briscoe and relied upon the arguments presented on behalf of respondents Willie Mae Worthy and John Worthy (Susan L. Reisner, Public Defender, attorney).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by HANDLER, J.

This case involves the application of the New Jersey Wiretap and Electronic Surveillance Control Act to tape-recorded telephone conversations between a consenting out-of-state caller and the unsuspecting defendant in New Jersey.

A New Jersey prosecutor's investigator obtained from an informant in another state information that tended to incriminate the defendant, a New Jersey resident. The investigator...

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