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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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Case No. 1 – 11884-1
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COUNSEL
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In re: Diane L. Vanderbeek, Bar No. 11884
Attorney at Law
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Kurt Bulmer
Jonathan Burke-WSBA
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SYNOPSIS: This case primarily requires the Supreme Court to determine what an attorney’s sanction should be for inflating clients’ bills.
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Case No. 2 – 74061-5
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Pamela Jean Lorenz
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Ian Goodhew
Dennis McCurdy
Sharon Blackford
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SYNOPSIS: Pamela Jean Lorenz challenges her conviction of first degree child molestation, claiming that the "to convict" instruction did not contain an essential element of the crime convicted, and that her written statement should not have been admitted because she was not given a Miranda warning.
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1:00 P.M. SHOW CAUSE HEARING
200,100-9
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COUNSEL
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In re:
Douglas D. Osterloth, Bar No. 22730
An Attorney at Law
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Douglas Osterloh
Christine Gray-WSBA
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SYNOPSIS: Whether Mr. Osterloh can show good cause for his failure to comply with requests from the WSBA or for his failure to comply with a subpoena.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 74109-3
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Trevor W. Eckblad
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Erik Pedersen
Eric Weight
Susan Goolsbee
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SYNOPSIS: Is Washington's seat belt law unconstitutionally vague?
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Case No. 4 – 74119-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Treva Joyce Throneberry, a/k/a Briana Stewart
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Michael Kinnie
Richard Melnick
Jennifer Karol
Eric Nielsen
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a judge can refuse to order a minimal sentence for a convicted criminal when the judge’s decision is based solely on his dissatisfaction with the legislature’s funding of the Department of Corrections?
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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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