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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Wednesday, January 17, 2001
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Case No. 1 - 68376-0
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Steven Darby McDonald,
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In re the Personal Restraint Petition of
Steven Darby McDonald
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Erik Pedersen
Sheryl Gordon McCloud
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the trial court committed reversible error by refusing to dismiss criminal defense standby counsel without inquiring sufficiently into the claimed conflict of interest. Whether a defendant has a right to proceed pro se on appeal. Whether the United States Supreme Court's ruling in Apprendi requires prior convictions (which enhance a sentence pursuant to the Persistent Offenders Accountability Act) to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial, not by a preponderance of the evidence to the judge.
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Case No. 2 - 69140-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Benjamin J. Chandler
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Hon. Bradley Andersen
Robert Lewis
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SYNOPSIS: Whether this juvenile's speedy trial rights were violate by unwarranted delays in his arraignment and adjudicatory hearing.
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1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 - 69177-1
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COUNSEL
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Kathleen O'Connor, individually and as guardian ad litem for Dustin O'Connor, a minor,
v.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Denis Stearns
Bruce Clark
William Marler
John Kirschner
Michael Lynch
Narda Pierce
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a litigant against a public agency may obtain public records from that agency under the Public Records Act or whether the litigant may be limited by court order to obtaining the records through discovery under the Civil Rules for Superior Court.
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Case No. 4 - 69342-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Todd D. Barker
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Richard Melnick
William Thayer
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SYNOPSIS: Whether an Oregon state trooper who had not completed an approved course of training as required by former RCW 10.93.090 nevertheless had authority to pursue defendant into this state and stop him for a misdemeanor driving offense, and whether evidence obtained as a result of the stop is admissible.
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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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