9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, February 27, 2001
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Case No. 1 - Bar No. 05686
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COUNSEL
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In re the Matter of Santiago Eduardo Juarez,
Attorney at Law
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Leland Ripley
Jonathan Burke-WSBA
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar Association had a sufficient basis for suspending an attorney for 18 months an permit him to resume practice only under the supervision of another attorney licensed to practice in the State of Washington.
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Case No. 2 - 69693-4
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Kenneth Levoe Demery
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Michael Sommerfeld
Dino Sepe
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SYNOPSIS: Whether statements made by police officers during a taped interview suggesting that the defendant was lying should have been excluded as a witness's impermissible opinion of the defendant's guilt.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 69916-0
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COUNSEL
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Richard Ochoa,
v.
Department of Labor and Industries
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Michael Walker
Michael Pontarolo
Sheryl Gordon
Anastasia Sandstrom
John Wasberg
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a jockey hired to exercise horses during the racing season was entitled to workers compensation benefits when he was injured doing that work.
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Case No. 4 - 70003-6
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Guillermo W. Cienfuegos
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Erik Pedersen
James Nelson
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SYNOPSIS: Whether it is ineffective assistance of counsel to fail to offer a diminished capacity instruction when the defense theory of the case is lack of knowledge?
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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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