Washington State Courts: Washington State Supreme Court Calendar
Tuesday, June 8, 1999
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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, June 8, 1999
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Case No. 1 -67136-2 & 67377-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Isaac Donald Sweet
State of Washington
v.
Robert Slaton
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Kathleen Proctor
Sheryl McCloud
Barbara Corey-Boulet
Clayton Dickinson
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SYNOPSIS: Whether under Washington's burglary anti-merger statute first-degree assault and first-degree burglary merge upon conviction on both charges.
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Case No. 2 -67694-1
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COUNSEL
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Weyerhaeuser Company
v.
Commercial Union Insurance Company
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Charles Gordon
Jeffrey Tilden/Jeffrey Thomas
Gabriel Gedvila
Robert Horkovich
Kenneth Cusack
William Knowles/Barney Mason
Robert Johns
Greg Montgomery/Mary DeYoung
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SYNOPSIS: Whether appellant insurer's excess insurance policy for comprehensive general liability contains a general aggregate limit, whether it provides coverage for the insured's environmental cleanup liability based on site contamination by entities other than the insured during the policy period, whether the insurer is entitled to setoffs for portions of the insured's settlements with other insurers, whether the trial judge abused her discretion in allowing in expert testimony, and whether the excess insurer was obligated to defend.
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Case No. 3 -67105-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Cassandra Lynn Taylor
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Daniel Kinnicutt
Lise Ellner
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an information charging fourth degree assault which does not expressly state the element of intent must be dismissed if challenged before trial.
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Case No. 4 -66695-4
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Fonotaga Tili
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Kathleen Proctor/Barbara Corey-Boulet
Dino Sepe
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause and the Merger Doctrine preclude the defendant from being punished for first degree burglary, second degree assault, and three counts of first degree rape, which arose from a single incident involving one victim.
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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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