Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1985No. 50576-4PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
Defendant was convicted of a gross misdemeanor for violating RCW 9.73.080 by tape recording a telephone conversation without consent of the other party to the conversation. We reverse.
Defendant was the Chief of the Tacoma Police Department. In October 1982, a lawyer called the defendant to discuss a matter involving the lawyer's client who had been dismissed by the Police Department. The defendant's purpose in recording this conversation was to have a record of any agreements or commitments which might be reached during the conversation. The recording was openly done in the presence of two…
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