State v. Jimenez

— The State of Washington seeks review of a Court of Appeals decision reversing several counts of Respondents’ convictions for delivery and possession of cocaine. The Court of Appeals held that recordings of two drug transactions were not properly authorized under RCW 9.73.230, and following State v. Fjermestad, State v. Salinas, and State v. Gonzalez,1 all evidence obtained during the recordings was inadmissible, notwithstanding the unaided evidence provision in RCW 9.73.230(8). We hold that where law enforcement officers make a genuine effort to comply with the privacy act and intercept a…