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STATE v. FUENTES

No. 88422-6.

318 P.3d 257 (2014)

179 Wn.2d 808

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jorge Nahun Peña FUENTES, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 6, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Alan Hansen , Allen Hansen & Maybrown PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners.

Prosecuting Atty. King County, King Co. Pros./App Unit Supervisor, Brian Martin McDonald , King County Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Sherilyn Christine Peterson , Katherine Carlson Wax , Perkins Coie LLP, Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, Mary Katherine Young High , Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 The Sixth Amendment guarantees a criminal defendant the right to assistance of counsel, which includes the right to confer privately with that counsel. State intrusion into those private conversations is a blatant violation of a foundational right. We strongly condemn "the odious practice of eavesdropping on privileged communication between attorney and client." State v. Cory, 62 Wn.2d 371, 378,

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