Saldana v. State

URBIGKIT, Justice, Retired,

dissenting.

What this decision determines is that Wyoming citizens have no judicially enforced protection from the surreptitious acquisition of, and disclosure of: to whom and from whom telephone calls are made. The warrantless use of pen registers and dialed number recorders is legitimatized despite the desired privacy interests of the telephone user.

This decision also determines that the provisions of the Wyoming Constitution, which secure a right of privacy and place limitations on search and seizures, provide no significant additional protection to our citizens.…