State v. Mayes

Certiorari was granted in this consolidated criminal cause to review the judgments of the Court of Special Appeals upholding dismissal of the separate multi-count indictments returned against respondents James I. Mayes, Jacquelyn Mayes, and John W. Gooding. State v. Mayes, 39 Md. App. 635, 387 A. 2d 794 (1978). Finding that the three indictments were not validly obtained under the federal wiretap law and, consequently, were properly dismissed, we will affirm that court’s determination.

Prior to a discussion of the reasons for our decision in this case, we think it helpful to digress briefly…