State v. Smith

jm iNCLiRKicmei This opinion was filed for record ww ccMWfi; wiCFwwwroii on^U> 'Pe ■f^r SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME GOURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 93923-3 Petitioner, V. En Banc JOHN GARRETT SMITH, Respondent. Filed NQV 2 2 MADSEN, J.—This case concerns application ofRCW 9.73.030 of the Washington privacy act to an inadvertent recording on a cell phone voice mail of a domestic violence assault. We hold that the recording here does not contain a "conversation" within the meaning of the privacy act. Further, even if the recorded verbal exchange…