Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Seattle – UW

Thursday, January 26, 2006

THREE CASES ONLY

Case No. 1 -75312-1

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
John Nicholas Athan

Catherine McDowall

John Muenster

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?

Case No. 2 -76581-2

COUNSEL

1000 Friends of Washington, et al.
     v.
Rodney McFarland

John Zilavy
Karen Allston/Shirley Nixon
Darren Carnell/Janine Joly/Stephen Hobbs
Richard Stephens/John Groen/Diana Kirchheim

SYNOPSIS: In Brisbane, this court held that critical area ordinances could not be repealed by local referenda. Should that decision be overruled?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 -76800-5

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Timothy Enrique Jorden

Todd Campbell

Rebecca Bouchey

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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