Romano v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of commerical gambling, communicating gambling information, keeping a gambling place, pandering by compulsion, keeping a place of prostitution and influencing witnesses.

1. The first four enumerations of error raised by appellant deal with the state’s use of evidence obtained by electronic surveillance, or “wiretap” evidence, and will be considered together.

To place the issues in proper perspective, a brief recitation of facts relating to the use of wiretaps is necessary. On September 24, 1979 the district attorney for Fulton County applied to the…