Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Case No. 1 – 74079-8

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Chayce Hanson

James Whisman/Stephen Hobbs

Suzanne Elliott

SYNOPSIS: Appellant Hanson claims that the court's decision in Andress requires vacation of his second degree felony murder conviction predicated on assault.

Case No. 2 – 73504-2

COUNSEL

In re the Personal Restraint Petitions of

Jesse Hinton, Oliver Wright, Mitchell Royce, Nathaniel Haux, Robert Wiggins, Audencio Chavez, Jovia Martin, Miguel Martinez, Samuel Matamua, Aljeron Pleasant, Jason Twyman, Menard Wright and Sean Schaffer

Jeffrey Ellis
Suzan Clark
Suzanne Elliott
Sheryl McCloud
David Zuckerman
Michael Iaria

Alicia Burton
Ann Summers/James Whisman
Kevin Korsmo
Steven Sherman
Richard Melnick

SYNOPSIS: Petitioners claim that the court's decision in Andress requires vacation of their second degree felony murder convictions predicated on assault.

Case No. 3 – 73533-6

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Jay Lawrence Goodman

Terry Bloor

James Egan

SYNOPSIS: Goodman was convicted of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver.  The charging document listed the drug as “meth” rather than the full name “methamphetamine.”  The court must decide if the evidence was sufficient to support the conviction and whether the use of “meth” rather than “methamphetamine” in the charging document was improper.

Case No. 4 – 70814-2

COUNSEL

Richard Stephens

Michael Ballnik/Carol Murphy
Talis Abolins
Robert Nylander, Jr./Philip Cutler

SYNOPSIS: This case requires the court to determine whether the Washington Constitution prohibits private employment of convicts.