Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Yakima

Thursday, May 13, 2004

Case No. 1 – 74208-1

COUNSEL

Eliot B. Mohr, individually; Mohr & Co., Inc., d/b/a Kitchen Interior Showcase,
     v.
Tom Grant and Jane Doe Grant; and Spokane Television, Inc., a Washington corporation d/b/a KXLY-TV

Ryan Beaudoin

Laurel Siddoway

SYNOPSIS: Mohr argues that a series of newscasts aired by Grant defamed him because they failed to tell the whole story.  The court must decide whether a person can be defamed by something another person failed to say.  If the court decides that a person can be defamed by something another person failed to say, the court must decide whether Mohr proved that the newscasts were false and whether Mohr proved that Grant acted negligently or with actual malice.

Case No. 2 – 74872-1

COUNSEL

City of Spokane,
     v.
Gypsy Ann Neff (aka Shertz)

Michelle Szambelan

Janice Holmes
Brian Raymon

SYNOPSIS: We decide whether the Spokane anti-prostitution ordinance is unconstitutionally vague, because the ordinance does not define the term “known prostitute.”

Case No. 3 – 74331-2

COUNSEL

State of Washington,
     v.
Steven I. Reichenbach

Peter Banks

Robert Lewis

SYNOPSIS: At issue are (1) whether the police officers illegally seized drugs found in a car in which Reichenbach was riding as a passenger and (2) whether Reichenbach’s attorney failed to represent him properly and allowed him to be found guilty.