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People v. Shinkle

Citations

  • 539 N.E.2d 1238
  • 128 Ill. 2d 480
  • 132 Ill. Dec. 432
  • 1989 Ill. LEXIS 82

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  • where an officer listened on an extension with his hand covering the mouthpiece, the phone was not transformed into an eavesdropping device because the officer's hand did nothing to alter the phone's ability to transmit sound
  • where an officer listened on an extension with his hand covering the mouthpiece, the phone was not transformed into an eavesdropping device because the officer’s hand did nothing to alter the phone’s ability to transmit sound
  • where an officer listened on an extension with his hand covering the mouthpiece, the phone was not transformed into an eavesdropping device because the officer’s hand did nothing to alter the phone’s ability to transmit sound

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Judges: Calvo, Miller

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