9:00 A.M.
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Seattle – UW
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
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THREE CASES ONLY
Case No. 1 -75312-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
John Nicholas Athan
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Catherine McDowall
John Muenster
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SYNOPSIS: Did law enforcement officers illegally obtain a suspect’s DNA by posing as attorneys and inducing the suspect to leave a sample of saliva on an envelope?
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Case No. 2 -76581-2
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COUNSEL
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1000 Friends of Washington, et al.
v.
Rodney McFarland
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John Zilavy
Karen Allston/Shirley Nixon
Darren Carnell/Janine Joly/Stephen Hobbs
Richard Stephens/John Groen/Diana Kirchheim
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SYNOPSIS: In Brisbane, this court held that critical area ordinances could not be repealed by local referenda. Should that decision be overruled?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 -76800-5
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Timothy Enrique Jorden
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Todd Campbell
Rebecca Bouchey
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SYNOPSIS: Does a random, suspicionless search of names in a motel registry for outstanding warrants violate a person’s privacy rights under Washington’s Constitution?
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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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