The People v. Anthony Badalamenti

================================================================= This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. 71 The People &c., Respondent, v. Anthony Badalamenti, Appellant. Marianne Karas, for appellant. Jason R. Richards, for respondent. FAHEY, J.: We hold that the definition of consent, in the context of “mechanical overhearing of a conversation” pursuant to Penal Law § 250.00 (2), includes vicarious consent, on behalf of a minor child. Our decision sets out a…