Washington State Courts - Supreme Court Calendar - October 9, 1996
October 9, 1996
| 9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Wednesday, October 9, 1996 |
| Case No. 1 - 63869-1 |
Counsel |
Allstate Insurance Company
v.
James Robert Peasley & Ardis Jean Parker
|
Irene Hecht
A. Stephen Anderson
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Whether an exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy for injuries resulting from “intentional or criminal acts of an
insured” excludes coverage for injuries from conduct for which the insured was convicted of reckless endangerment.
| Case No. 2 - 63874-8 |
Counsel |
State of Washington
v.
Donald F. Becker & Nelson Gantt
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Rod Scarr & Theresa Fricke
Steven Fogg & Cynthia Gannett
Nielsen & Acosta
Kitteridge Oldham
Stella Buder
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Prosecution for delivery of cocaine in a school zone. Delivery occurred in a downtown Seattle area near an office
building housing an alternative education program run by the Seattle School District. The primary issue on appeal is what
constitutes a school zone for sentence enhancement purposes.
1:30 P.M.
| Case No. 3 - 63891-8 |
Counsel |
State of Washington
v.
Leslie W. Berlin
|
Gerald Fuller
Thomas Copland
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Whether the jury can or should be instructed on manslaughter as a lesser included offense or a lesser degree offense
of first or second degree murder in a trial.
| Case No. 4 - 63945-1 |
Counsel |
State of Washington
v.
Virginia Warden
|
Lee Yates & Theresa Fricke
Nielsen & Acosta
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Whether the jury can or should be instructed on manslaughter as a lesser included offense or a lesser degree offense
of first or second degree murder in a trial.
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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