9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, October 23, 2001
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Case No. 1 - 70268-3
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COUNSEL
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Herbert Barstad, et al.,
v.
Pacific NW Title Ins. Co., Inc.
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Paul Brain/Michael Layton
Philip Talmadge
James Oliver
Michael Sandler
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a title insurance company can violate the Consumer Protection Act by failing to disclose to a lender that a parcel of land designated to provide security for a loan has never been legally separated from a larger tract.
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Case No. 2 - 70669-7
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
James Dwyane Borg
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John Hillman
Clayton Dickinson
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the commission of multiple offenses can justify an exceptional sentence under RCW 9.94A.390(2)(i) (permitting a court to impose an exceptional sentence if the multiple offender policy of RCW 9.94A.400 results in a sentence that is clearly too lenient) when the offenses constitute the same criminal conduct for determining the defendant's offender score.
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1:30 P.M.
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Case No. 3 - 70760-0
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Carey Virginia Fisher
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Gabriel Acosta
William McCool
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SYNOPSIS: Whether "probable cause," as opposed to "a well-founded suspicion," is necessary for issuance of a bench warrant for violation of conditions of a defendant's release pending sentencing.
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Case No. 4 - 70765-1
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COUNSEL
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City of Spokane, by and through its Wastewater Management Department, as Taxpayer,
v.
Washington State Department of Revenue
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Robert Beaumier, Jr.
Anne Egeler
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the Department of Revenue erroneously classified the large "interceptor" pipes in Spokane's sewer system as collection lines, rather than transfer lines, for purposes of apportioning income between different excise taxes.
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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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