| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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25132-9
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State v. Gibson
Officer did not conduct unreasonable, warrantless search where defendant was under the influence of marijuana and minor children were present. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
25140-0-II
|
State v. Donahue
Results of blood-alcohol test taken in Oregon are admissible in Washington because they didn't violate Oregon's physician-patient privilege. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99SC306
|
People v. Morrison
Defendant does not have to use preemptory strike against objectionable juror to preserve claim that right to fair trial violated. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99-50602
|
U.S. v. Velarde-Gomez
In federal criminal prosecution, prosecutor may elicit testimony and comment on demeanor of arrestee who has not received Miranda warning. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99-10346
|
U.S. v. Tam
Prosecution commits harmless error by suggesting jury use secret ballot to select foreperson. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99-6310
|
Romano v. Gibson
Failure to disclose police officer's unrecorded recollection did not prejudice defendants convicted of first-degree murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99-50544
|
U.S. v. Bazuaye
Money laundering involving checks issued by credit card company constitutes crime involving interstate commerce. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
98-10499
|
U. S. v. Matthews
Court must examine statutes or copies of convictions when defendant challenges sentence enhancement on basis that previous convictions are not qualifying offenses. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99-30018
|
U.S. v. Garlick
Convictions for separate counts of wire fraud proper where more than one fax transmission were used. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
00-1269
|
U.S. v. Ma
Postal employee convicted of theft of undelivered mail properly receives sentence enhancement for abuse of position of trust. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 7, 2001 | |
|
99CA0036
|
People v. Turley
No violation of equal protection where defendants entitled to different number of peremptory challenges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99CA0434
|
People v. Corichi
Competency hearing held fifteen months after trial did not violate defendant's due process rights. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99CA1119
|
People v. Wright
Trial court violated defendant's double jeopardy rights by increasing amount of a restitution order. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
24936-7
|
Washington v. Ceglowski
Evidence must demonstrate more than single isolated incident of illegal drug activity to sustain conviction for maintaining 'drug house.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
24946-4
|
State v. Gill
Conviction for threatening witness based solely on letter upheld despite lack of jury instruction requiring unanimity of verdict. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
24763-1
|
State v. Krajeski
Landlord and mother entering apartment own on initiative and informing police of stolen property, not acting as agents of state conducting illegal search. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99-50803
|
U.S. v. Crawford
Conviction of mail fraud only requires proof of defendant's knowledge that she did not personally own property obtained by fraud. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99-56126
|
Depetris v. Kuykendall
Excluding wife's testimony concerning her belief that she was in imminent danger when she killed her husband is prejudicial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
24951-1
|
In re. Wolf
Court errs in instructing jury that outpatient facility must agree to accept patient before court can order less restrictive alternative treatment program. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
00-10204
|
U.S. v. Castaneda
Vulnerable-victim sentence enhancement isn't appropriate where factors that make victim vulnerable are usual for victims of offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
00-10046
|
U.S. v. Taylor
Defendant convicted of transporting minor for purposes of prostitution need not know victim was minor. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99-35552
|
Flowers v. Walter
Prohibition against forced administration of drugs to criminal defendant is new constitutional rule that may be retroactively applied in habeas proceeding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
99SC431
|
People v. Covington
Photograph of victim's injury taken by physician's assistant at request of police are not protected by privilege, but are medical testimony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 6, 2001 | |
|
00-1439
|
Christman v. Suthers
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
00-2172
|
Santillanes v. Lemaster
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
00-6256
|
U.S. v. Gaddis
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
99-9136
|
Daniels v. United States
Prior convictions not set aside by time of sentencing under Armed Career Criminal Act are presumptively valid for sentence enhancement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
99-1884
|
Lackawanna County District Attorney v. Coss
Prior conviction used to enhance state sentence not open to direct or collateral attack if defendant failed to exhaust all available remedies. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
00-6216
|
U.S. v. King
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 | |
|
00-5186
|
Thompson v. Boone
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 3, 2001 |