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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Case No. 1 – 75106-4
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Leemah Carneh
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James Konat/ James Whisman
Roger Davidheiser
Carl Luer/Louis Franz
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SYNOPSIS: Leemah Carneh stands charged with four counts of aggravated first degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The question before the court is whether Mr. Carneh may refuse to answer potentially incriminating questions during a mental health evaluation by State experts.
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Case No. 2 – 74126-3
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COUNSEL
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Mark Born,
v.
Steve Thompson, Director of King County Jail; The Honorable Mark Chow, King County District Court, Seattle Division; and State of Washington
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Christine Jackson
Deanna Fuller
Cristy Craig
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SYNOPSIS: A court may commit a nonfelony defendant for mental health treatment and competency restoration upon finding that the defendant is incompetent and has been charged with committing a "violent act." At issue is whether the defendant's actions, in threatening to strike a bus driver, constituted a "violent act," as that term is defined by statute.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 74544-7
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington,
v.
Laris L. Pete
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Jimmy Hung
Andrea Vitalich
Cheryl Aza
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a new trial is warranted because two documents, which were not admitted into evidence at trial, were inadvertently submitted to the jury.
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Case No. 4 – 74280-4
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COUNSEL
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Glenn Thompson and Janice Thompson, husband and wife,
v.
King Feed & Nutrition Service, Inc., a Washington corporation
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Nigel Malden
James Beecher
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SYNOPSIS: A jury found King Feed & Nutrition liable for negligently burning down the Thompsons’ barn. Two questions are before the court: (1) whether the trial court properly instructed the jury on the measure of damages for the loss of the barn; and (2) whether King Feed should be sanctioned for failing to admit before trial that it was negligent.
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