Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Case No. 1 - 77164-2

COUNSEL

In re the Estate of: Robert Kordon, Deceased.
Helen D. Cleveland
     v.
Leilani R. Duke, as personal representative of the Estate of Robert Kordon; et al.

Michael E. de Grasse


John W. Lohrmann

SYNOPSIS: Does failure to issue a citation deprive the superior court of jurisdiction over a will contest?

Case No. 2 - 77822-1 (cons. w/77849-3)

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Jacob James Potter
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State of Washington
     v.
Wayne H. Holmes

Kevin M. Korsmo

William Edelblute

Thomas M. Curtis

Christopher H. Gibson

SYNOPSIS: In City of Redmond v. Moore, the court held some procedures for suspending a driver’s license unconstitutional.  Defendants were arrested for driving with suspended licenses before the court decided Moore.  Were these arrests valid?  Should the court exclude evidence of drugs found during the arrests?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 77152-9
RIGHT OF CONFRONTATION ISSUE ONLY

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Charles J. Price

James C. Powers

Thomas E. Doyle/Patricia A. Pethick

SYNOPSIS: Did admission of a child victim’s pretrial, out of court statements violate the confrontation clause?

Case No. 4 - 77250-9

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Alexander Leonard Fowler

James C. Powers

Patricia A. Pethick/Thomas E. Doyle

SYNOPSIS: Was it legal for the court to play for the jury recorded phone conversations the defendant had with the victim, given that the defendant did not consent to the recordings?

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