State v. Bisaccia

MINUSKIN, J.S.C.

The novel issue presented in this motion to suppress is whether the Attorney General or his official designee must authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to a judge for an order authorizing a consensual wire or oral interception under *510N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-4(c), as is required for the interception of wire or oral communications under N.J.S.A. 2A:156A-8.

The pertinent facts of this case are as follows. The indictment charged defendants with conspiracy to commit burglary and theft of Snuffy’s Restaurant located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. The evidence supporting this…