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State v. Hinton

Citations

  • 179 Wash. 2d 862
  • 319 P.3d 9

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the two modes of communication “can involve the same intimate details”
  • stating article I, section 7 does not \require individuals to veil their affairs in secrecy and avoid sharing information in ways that have become an ordinary part of life\
  • addressing whether individuals have an expectation of privacy in the content of their text messages under article I, section 7, an issue of first impression, without undertaking a Gunwall analysis
  • reviewing an individual's privacy expectations in text messages under article I, section 7
  • holding text messages are \private affairs\
  • text messages reveal “a ‘wealth of detail about [a person’s] familial, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations.’ ” (alteration in original

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Judges: Fairhurst, González, Johnson, Madsen, McCloud, Owens, Stephens, Wiggins

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