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State v. Kell
Jury misconduct not demonstrated just because certain jurors made calls on their cellular phones during jury deliberations.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2001
Washington v. Paul
Accused had sufficient understanding of standard range he was facing when plea agreement entered.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2001
State v. Turner
Sufficient evidence of constructive possession exists for crime of unlawfully possessing firearm where owner has control of vehicle and knows firearm inside.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2001
State v. Sutherland
Defendant's felony hit and run conviction is dismissed because state failed to allege knowledge element in charging document.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2001
State v. Smith
Routine court congestion isn't unavoidable or unforseeable, as such it is insufficient cause to extend trial date beyond requirement for speedy trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 3, 2001
State v. Bottrell
Evidence of post traumatic stress disorder should have been admitted to show defendant did not have intent to commit murder.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Pineda
Manslaughter charge dismissed when prosecution fails to prove that a crime was committed.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Green
Information charging bail jumping doesn't satisfy due process when document only references underlying offense by cause number.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Porter
Search of vehicle without warrant conducted some distance from location of arrest violates Washington Constitution.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
Washington v. Williams
State makes comments that effectively advocate exceptional sentence, thereby violating plea agreement to recommend sentence within standard range.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Johnson
Police officer's objectively reasonable belief that someone in home may need assistance is sufficient basis for entry into home without warrant.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Johnson
Defendant's consent to search was valid even though police officers already had search warrant.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 2, 2001
State v. Long
When conduct violates more than one criminal statute, it is within prosecution's discretion to choose which statute to charge.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Phillips
Information charging accused with first degree robbery adequately conveyed that accused was charged with using force to obtain property of another.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Reyes
Drug evidence inadmissable where state fails to show that officers would have inevitably discovered drugs during warrantless search.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Bauer
Search warrant based on informant's statements is legally valid where informant is reliable and has personal knowledge of accused's criminal activities.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
Hemby v. Hannigan
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
U.S. v. Lowe
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
U.S. v. Keifer
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
U.S. v. Helbach
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. McCann
Rebuttable presumption of regularity attaches to prior convictions used to enhance sentence or as element of crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
U.S. v. Cortez
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Rodriguez
Case remanded when record does not support court's imposition of prison sentence instead of suspended sentence and probation as provided by statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Paleo
Waiver of preemptory strikes during jury selection is insufficient alone to establish prima facie case of discrimination.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Fiser
Ban on viewing pornographic material and consuming alcohol is proper condition of sex offender's community placement.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Wimbish
Defendant cannot compel attendance of out-of-state witnesses where he is unable to show that witnesses' testimony is material to his defense.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Flowers
Whether state can establish corpus delicti for attempt to elude without proving identity of perpetrator depends on facts of case.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
State v. Henderson
Plea agreement only binds prosecutor and accused; trial court isn't bound to agreement's recommendations.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
People v. Jones
For sentencing purposes, sex offenses occurred on single occasion if they were committed in close temporal and spatial proximity.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001
Texas v. Cobb
Sixth Amendment right to counsel attaches at first indictment and to subsequent investigation where two offenses are factually interwoven.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 1, 2001