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9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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Thursday, March 1, 2007
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THREE CASES – TWO A.M./ONE P.M.
Case No. 1 - 78377-2
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Bruce L. Bennett, Jr.
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Carol Case
Manek Mistry/Jodi Backlund
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SYNOPSIS: Did a trial court properly define reasonable doubt when instructing the jury?
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Case No. 2 - 78481-7
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COUNSEL
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Peter H. Arkison, Chapter 7 Trustee For Michelle Carter
v.
Ethan Allen, Inc.; et al.
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Alan Wenokur/Jeffrey Jones/Michael Gossler
David Jacobi/Sara Metteer
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a trial court may prevent a bankruptcy trustee from pursuing a legal claim based on the debtor’s failure to list the legal claim as an asset during bankruptcy proceedings.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 79331-0
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COUNSEL
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In the Matter of the Detention of
Kevin Ambers
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Dennis Carroll
David Hackett
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the 2005 amendments to the Sexually Violent Predator Act impose a more stringent standard of proof for a detainee to meet when petitioning for a full trial on the issue of unconditional release from confinement.
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