Legal Opinion
Hoskins v. Howard
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1998No. 23755PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROUT, Chief Justice.
In this case we decide whether the Idaho Communications Security Act (ICSA) protects cordless telephone communications. The ICSA protects Idahoans against the willful interception of wire and oral communications and gives those injured a private right of action for damages. I.C. § 18-6709. Those violating the provisions of the ICSA also face criminal sanctions, and no evidence obtained in violation of the Act is admissible in a court of law. I.C. § 18-6705.
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BACKGROUND
In July 1993, Robert Howard (Robert), a deputy for the Bonner County Sheriffs Department borrowed a radio…
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