Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
September 22, 1998
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday September 22, 1998
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Case No. 1 -66220-7
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Michael A. Jackson and Laurinda J. Jackson
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James Whisman
Richard Tassano/Thomas Kummerow
Jeanette Brinster
Mark Watanabe
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the trial court in this felony murder prosecution, involving the death of a young child, erroneously instructed the jury that a parent has the duty to come to the aid of his or her child if physically able to do so.
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Case No. 2 -65654-1
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COUNSEL
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E.R.B. and John Bales and Jody Bales, husband and wife,
v.
Church of God
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C.J.C.,
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Corporation of the Catholic Bishop of Yakima
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Juanita Funkhouser, Sheri Lewis, and Janelle Larson,
v.
David Schulz; Calvary Baptist Church of Twisp
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Thomas West/Martin Burns
Stewart Estes/James Burton
Robert Dickerson II/David Jacobi
Sheryl Willert/Mary Spillane/Sandra Bobrick
James Rogers/ Mary Fleck
Frederic Fancher
Thomas Frey/Stephen Larson/M. Bolasina
Mary Kinerk/Neil Cable
David Smith/Nancy Harriss
Lee Kraft/Joel Salmi
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the discovery rule applies to claims based upon a defendant's negligent failure to protect the plaintiff from childhood sexual abuse.
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Case No. 3 -66231-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
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Michael A. Halgren
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Howard Schneiderman/David Ryan
James Dixon
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a trial court may impose an exceptional sentence, based on the defendant's future dangerousness, for a crime that has a sexual component or purpose but is not a "sexual offense" as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
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Case No. 4 -66236-3
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COUNSEL
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Lonnie C. Phillips and Gloria J. Phillips,
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King County,and Lozier Homes, Inc., a Washington corporation
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J. Richard Aramburu
Cassandra Newell/H. Kevin Wright
Lynne Cohee
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a county can be held liable for damage allegedly caused by storm water runoff from an adjacent subdivision, based on the county's approval of the installation of the storm water drainage system in that subdivision.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for the convenience of the public only.
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