Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M

Gonzaga

September 11, 2007

THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.

Case No. 1 - 200,448-2

COUNSEL

In re

James Byron Holcomb,

Attorney at Law.


James Holcomb
Brett Purtzer

M. Craig Bray (WSBA)

SYNOPSIS: Attorney Holcomb was sanctioned for receiving interest free loans paid from his client’s trust.  The court must decide whether Mr. Holcomb violated attorney ethics rules and, if so, whether suspending him for six months was an appropriate sanction.

Case No. 2 - 79135-0

COUNSEL

State of Washington

v.

Octavio Gonzales Flores

Hon. Karl F. Sloan

 

Dennis Morgan

SYNOPSIS: Whether a defendant commits the crime of “involving” a minor in a drug transaction by allowing the minor to remain present during the transaction; whether the trial court’s admission of out-of-court statements by the defendant’s spouse requires reversal of his convictions; and, whether the trial court’s imposition of an exceptional sentence violated the defendant’s right to a jury trial. 


1:30 P.M.


Case No. 3 - 80149-5

COUNSEL

Paul Douglas Ingram

v.

State of Washington, Department of
Licensing
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Bryan Lindley Delong

v.

State of Washington, Department of
Licensing

Kenneth Beckley



Charnelle Bjelkengren
Jay Geck

SYNOPSIS: The State Toxicologist declares that all Washington breathalyzers have approved thermometers.  Is his declaration admissible at a license suspension hearing?

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