9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
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Case No. 1 – 72959-0
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Benjamin Lee Garza
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Daniel Clark
Stephen Kim
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SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Garza was on his way to the third day of his trial for eluding police in a high speed chase when he was arrested on an unrelated charge. Not knowing where Garza was, the trial judge decided to continue without him, which Garza claims violated his constitutional right to be present at trial.
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Case No. 2 – 72984-1
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COUNSEL
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Jeffrey A. Barrett and John R. Barrett, Jr.,
v.
Lucky Seven Saloon, Inc., et al.
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Helga Kahr
Joseph Chalveras
Kenneth Kagan/Nicholas Scarpelli, Jr.
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SYNOPSIS: Whether RCW 66.44.200(1), which prohibits the sale of alcohol to “any person apparently under the influence of liquor,” establishes a standard of liability in civil actions for damages caused by intoxicated drivers.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 73220-5
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Paramjit Dhaliwal
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Lee Yates
Cassandra Stamm/Richard Hansen
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SYNOPSIS: Did an attorney improperly represent both the defendant and several of the witnesses at the defendant’s trial?
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Case No. 4 – 72958-1
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COUNSEL
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Daniel L. Dougherty,
v.
Department of Labor and Industries
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Brock Stiles
Anastasia Sandstrom
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SYNOPSIS: If a worker files his worker's compensation appeal in the wrong county and the deadline for filing the appeal has passed, does the worker's compensation law allow him to move his appeal to the proper county or does it bar the worker from moving it after the deadline?
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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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