State Of Washington v. Zakaria Aweis Dere

¶1 A telephone conversation between a jail inmate and a person outside the jail is not a private communication when the participants are advised that the call will be recorded and must confirm their understanding that they are being recorded. A recording of such a conversation is admissible against the noninmate participant as well as against the inmate.

¶2 Appellant Zakaria Dere appeals from a robbery conviction. Before the trial, Dere posted bail and was released from custody. Dere received several calls from Mohamed Ali, a codefendant who remained in jail. Their conversations were recorded…