Barbara LaBoe reports:
Appeals of two Longview drug convictions led to a far-reaching state Supreme Court decision Thursday that people have the right to privacy in sending and receiving text messages.
In separate 5-4 opinions, the justices overturned two Cowlitz County heroin convictions in cases that hinged on text messages a detective read on someone else’s phone.
Read more on TDN. Gene Johnson of AP also has coverage here, and the Seattle Times covers the ruling here.