Twenty years after the murder of a 13-year-old girl, the Seattle police sent a letter to the lead suspect, posing as a law firm seeking to represent the suspect in a class action involving parking tickets. The suspect signed the enclosure and returned it to the “firm.” The police then performed a DNA test on the saliva used to seal the envelope and used this evidence to assist in the successful prosecution of the suspect for second degree murder. On appeal, the Washington Supreme Court held that the saliva was not a “communication” protected by the attorney-client privilege; that the ruse used by the police did not violate the defendant’s constitutional rights to privacy or due process; and that the conviction should be upheld.