People v. Naples

The within motions to inspect the minutes of the extended May 1960 Grand Jury of Onondaga County were separately argued and submitted but present, in part, a common question of law on the legality of wire-tap evidence as it stands at this particular moment of time. A review of the law on the subject is necessary to an understanding of the motions and to their decision.

Federal law (the Federal Communications Act, U. S. Code, tit. 47, § 605) prohibits the divulging of communications without the permission of the sender.

State law (N. Y. Const., art. I, § 12; Code Crim. Pro., § 813-a) permits the…