Manger v. State

On June 1, 1956, there became effective Chapter 116 of the Acts of the General Assembly of that year, adding to Code, 1956 Supp., Art. 35, Secs. 100 to 107, both inclusive, as well as to Code, 1951, Art. 27, Sec. 670A. We will hereinafter sometimes refer to Chapter 116 as “the Act”. The Act (a) made wire-tapping illegal unless authorized by order of court issued beforehand on the verified statement of named law enforcement officials that a specified crime has been or is about to be committed, and (b) said in Sec. 105 that “Only evidence obtained in conformity with the provisions of this…