State Of Washington v. David E. Bliss

¶1 — The State appeals from a superior court order granting David Bliss’s motion to suppress a telephonic recording during which Bliss made incriminat ing statements. The superior court ruled that the district court lacked jurisdiction to authorize the interception and recording of the telephone call. The State argues that the plain language of Washington’s “Privacy Act,” specifically RCW 9.73.090(2), gives district courts the authority to grant telephone interception and recording authorizations and that authority is within its jurisdiction.

¶2 We hold that by enacting RCW 9.73.090(2), the…