State v. Lombardo

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant John Lombardo was charged with the unlawful interception of a telephonic communication for secretly tape recording his estranged wife’s telephone conversations. The trial court dismissed the charge, finding the Indiana Wiretap Act was unconstitutionally vague because it did not clearly define the conduct prohibited. We hold that Indiana’s Wiretap Act is constitutional and that there is no constitutional bar to its application in this case.

Background,

Both federal and state statutes prohibit the use- of wiretapping and electronic surveillance except in certain…