Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
January 13, 1998
| 9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
Tuesday January 13, 1998 |
Case No. 1 - 62075-0
(consol. w/ 65012-8)
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Kenneth Allen Ford |
Brenda Bannon, Jeffrey Baird, James Whisman
& James Konat
Robert Mahler
Richard Tassano |
(1) Whether the trial court properly continued defendant's
arraignment, thus declining to accept his guilty pleas to three counts of first degree
murder, based on the State's representation to the court that it possessed potentially
exculpatory material which it need to disclose to the defendant when that representation
may have been false?
(2) Whether the defendant can prove that the trial court's refusal to accept his guilty
pleas was caused by ineffective assistance of counsel? |
Case No. 2 - 64479-9
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COUNSEL
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Thorabelle I. Folson, et al.
v.
Hatter Investments, Inc., et al.
|
Mark Vovos
Debra Stephens
John Moore
Pamela Okano
Richard Feltman & Robert Greer, II
Ernest Greco
Mary Parry
Richard Hayes & Gerald Kobluk |
| Whether the personal
representatives of two restaurant employees murdered on the restaurant premises by a
former co-employee may sue the employer under the "deliberate intention"
exception to employer immunity under the Industrial Insurance Act. |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 65221-0 |
COUNSEL
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Alfred G. French
v.
Sabey Corporation |
William Powell & Rosanna PetersonMichael Hines |
| Does
part performance of an oral contact of employment not to be performed in one year allow
the person asserting the contract to avoid the effect of the Statute of Frauds, which says
that all contracts not to be performed in one year are void unless they are in writing and
signed by the person to be charged? |
Case No. 4 - 65602-9
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COUNSEL
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Alexis Shumway
v.
Alice Payne |
Sheryl McCloud
Todd Maybrown
Daniel Judge & Erin Moore |
| Whether
petitioner could, upon a proper showing, obtain review of her conviction in this court at
this juncture or whether a mandatory rule of state procedure would bar this court from
reviewing her conviction at this point. |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided for
the convenience of the public only.
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