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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
State v. Longshore
Theft occurs when accused removes naturally occurring shellfish from privately owned property.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2001
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
State v. Read
Conviction stands despite admission of improper lay testimony regarding defendant's self-defense theory.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2001
State v. Hubbard
Waiver of arraignment isn't plea of not guilty in juvenile court.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2001
Rogers v. Tennessee
Murder conviction stands even though victim died 15 months after defendant stabbed him.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 20, 2001
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
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
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
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
People v. Williams
Review granted
Criminal Law and Procedure May 18, 2001
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
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
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
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
Washington v. Berry
Two 'stayed' California convictions are properly counted as strikes under Persistent Offender Accountability Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 17, 2001
U.S. v. White
Conditions of supervised release must be sufficient, but not greater than necessary.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 17, 2001
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
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
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
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