State Of Washington v. John Smith

¶1 Following a bench trial, the trial court found John Garrett Smith guilty of second degree attempted murder and second degree assault, each with a domestic violence sentencing enhancement. He appeals these convictions and the enhancements, arguing that the trial court erred when it ruled that a voice mail recording containing part of a domestic dispute between him and his spouse, Sheryl Smith, was admissible and not in violation of Washington’s privacy act, RCW 9.73.030. He also raises myriad arguments in his statement of additional grounds (SAG).

¶2 In the published portion of this opinion,…