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Long v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 28, 2017No. PD-0984-15Published

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DISSENTING OPINION

Wendee Long instructed her daughter to record Coach Townsend speaking to his high school girls’ basketball team. She later disclosed that recording to members of the school board. The majority holds that the recorded locker-room speeches were “oral communications” because Coach Townsend had a reasonable expectation of *539privacy in those speeches. Based-on.that conclusion, the majority reverses.- the Eighth Court of Appeals and reinstates Long’s conviction under Section 16.02, a second degree felony. Respectfully, I disagree with that decision.1

A person violates the Texas…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Berger v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. O'CONNOR v. OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. State v. InciarranoSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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