| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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68979-2
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State v. Walsh
Plea agreement is involuntary when both prosecution and defense based plea on misunderstanding of standard sentencing range. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 21, 2001 | |
|
68531-2
|
State v. Longshore
Theft occurs when accused removes naturally occurring shellfish from privately owned property. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68320-4
|
State v. Bradley
Individual may use force to resist correctional officer only when that person is in actual, imminent danger of serious injury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68465-1
|
Washington v. Conwell
Upon rejection of guilty plea, judge must allow accused opportunity to make new plea on charges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68370-1
|
State v. Greiff
State's failure to notify defendant of expected change in testimony and admission of hearsay testimony are not prejudicial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68310-7
|
Personal Restraint of Matteson
Washington Department of Corrections has statutory authority to transfer inmates to private out-of-state facility. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68337-9
|
State of Washington v. Townsend
Jury should not have been informed that prosecutor would not seek death penalty for murder case. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68271-2
|
In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Meyer
Sex-offender registration and disclosure do not violate right to privacy or due process. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68732-3
|
In the Matter of the Personal restraint of En Banc
Attorney's failure to introduce expert opinion report that defendant was incompetent to stand trial is ineffective assistance of counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68649-1
|
State v. Atsbeha
Psychiatrist's testimony was properly excluded because it did not relate to defendant's mental state during commission of crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68566-5
|
In the matter of the Personal Restraint of: Larry Quackenbush
Indeterminate Sentence Review Board has authority to rescind final discharge when it later determines parolee had pending California felony charges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
19380-2-III
|
State v. Penfield
Police officer can't lawfully ask male driver for identification when basis of stop was license suspension of female registered owner. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
17942-7
|
State v. Read
Conviction stands despite admission of improper lay testimony regarding defendant's self-defense theory. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
19283-1-III
|
State v. Hubbard
Waiver of arraignment isn't plea of not guilty in juvenile court. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
99-6218
|
Rogers v. Tennessee
Murder conviction stands even though victim died 15 months after defendant stabbed him. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
00-151
|
U.S. v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative
There is no medical necessity defense exception to Controlled Substance Act's prohibitions on manufacturing and distributing marijuana. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
17643-6-III
|
State v. Albrecht
Sexually violent predator petition must allege recent overt act even if person is sanctioned with jail time during community release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
68376-0
|
In re Personal Restraint Petition of McDonald
When trial court knows of conflict between defendant and standby counsel failure to inquire into nature of conflict constitutes reversible error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 20, 2001 | |
|
67935-5
|
State of Washington v. Brown
Statute does not require state to prove defendant had knowledge of victim's status as law enforcement officer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 18, 2001 | |
|
S083256
|
People v. Williams
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 18, 2001 | |
|
B134841
|
People v. Salgado
Post-conviction dismissal of jury's verdict based on insufficiency of evidence is appealable and doesn't violate Double Jeopardy Clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 18, 2001 | |
|
G026965
|
People v. Hoffman
Defendant waives right to appeal suppression motion by failing to renew motion before trial judge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 18, 2001 | |
|
67902-9
|
State v. McCarty
Information charging conspiracy to deliver controlled substance is fatally defective where it fails to allege involvement of more than two people. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
00-3066
|
U.S. v. Espinoza
Sixth Amendment was not violated by giving 'deliberate ignorance' jury instruction or by admitting evidence of family members' drug offenses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
67470-1
|
Washington v. Berry
Two 'stayed' California convictions are properly counted as strikes under Persistent Offender Accountability Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
00-2318
|
U.S. v. White
Conditions of supervised release must be sufficient, but not greater than necessary. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
68095-7
|
State v. Washington
Vehicle is used in commission of felony where drugs are placed in console and gun is concealed under seat. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
68017-5
|
In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Jose Echeverria
Right of allocution is satisfied when accused makes statement to court in direct testimony during sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
67996-7
|
State v. Ross
Warrantless search conducted at 12:10 am for sole purpose of discovering marijuana to justify issuance of warrant violates 4th Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 | |
|
68239-9
|
State v. Kinzy
Seizure of minor is unreasonable and does not fall within purview of community caretaking exception to warrant requirement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 17, 2001 |