Pleasant, R. v. Wetzel, J.

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• holding that jail phone records are admissible if relevant and if its probative value is not outweighed by its potential prejudice
• holding that although witness's testimony was improper, defendant was not denied the right to a fair trial because the court instructed the jury to disregard the improper testimony
• finding no Sixth Amendment violation where defendant and his family were told that each telephone conversation was subject to being recorded and monitored
• recording of inmate's phone calls did not violate, and admission of the phone calls at trial was relevant of the defendant's state of mind at the time he committed the crime
• analyzing equal protection challenge to jail policies under rational basis standard
• “[s]afety, security, and the right of government to reduce criminal activity are all legitimate ends that support the King County jail regulations” allowing the recording phone calls from jail

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