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State v. Cronin
Criminal accomplice must have intended to help commit the specific offense charged, not 'any' crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2001
Washington v. Nolan
Court may require convicted criminal to pay State's costs for appellate review.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2001
State v. Fulps
Defendant's right to speedy trial under state law is violated when trial is scheduled nine months after release from bail.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2001
State v. Sullivan
Pseudo-legal documents do not qualify as judicial process for purpose of prosecuting defendant under barratry statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2001
Personal Restraint of Perkins
Court of Appeals had authority to transfer second personal restraint petition to state supreme court.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 22, 2001
State v. Chapman
Court errs in reversing accused conviction for violation of 'no-contact order.'
Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2001
In re Greening
Petition against unlawful sentence filed more than one year after sentencing is not time barred if there is significant change in law.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2001
State v. Twyman
Jury selection that only includes three zip codes of county is constitutional so long as resultant jury is fair and impartial.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2001
State v. Platt
Individual committed to state hospital after not guilty by reason of insanity defense has burden to prove fitness for conditional release.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2001
State of Washington v. Ferguson
Aggravated exceptional sentence may not be based on charged element of underlying offense
Criminal Law and Procedure May 21, 2001
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