My question involves criminal law for the state of: West Virginia
I hope I have the right forum, somebody please direct me if there is a better forum for this question.
My husband was in West Virginia and he
was having problems with a customer that resides
there. As the customer was being very hostile, when he called my
husband's cell phone, my husband decided to record
the call. Husband asked him permission first, and
customer said "No, you cannot record this
phone call!" But my husband knew that West Virginia
has a one-party consent law, so he recorded it anyway and
got his threats and what we believe to be extortion on tape.
Husband is now back in Florida, where we reside, and would like
to pursue legal action. Would he able to use these tapes as evidence in
court? Does anything change since we took the recordings
back to Florida with us? I want to make it clear that husband
recorded the tapes while in West Virginia, and the customer lives in West Virginia. But husband is a resident of Florida.
Thank you in advance for any help.

