Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

November 6, 2007


Case No. 1 - 79356-5

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Richard H. Warren

Dennis McCurdy

Elaine Winters

SYNOPSIS: Warren was convicted of child molestation and rape of a child.  Did prosecutorial misconduct deprive him of a fair trial and may the court impose a permanent no-contact order with Warren’s wife, the victims’ mother?



Case No. 2 - 79481-2

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Dustin Gene Abrams

Teresa Chen

David Koch

SYNOPSIS: Whether Washington’s perjury statute is unconstitutional because it requires the judge to determine the materiality of a false statement as a matter of law. Whether the remainder of Washington’s perjury statute can be upheld by severing the offending language.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 79839-7

COUNSEL

American Legion Post No. 149
     v.
Washington State Department of Health, et al.

Shawn Newman

Pamela Anderson/Mark Calkins
Philip Bacus

SYNOPSIS: Whether the Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in a private club because it is a place of employment and, if so, whether the prohibition is unconstitutional.



Case No. 4 - 79834-6

COUNSEL

In re Personal Restraint Petition of

Jayson Loren Edward Bush

Marla Polin/Timothy Trageser

Mary McLachlan/Amanda Migchelbrink
Maureen Hart

SYNOPSIS: Mr. Bush received a conditional commutation of his first degree assault sentence from Governor Locke, and he allegedly violated the conditions of the commutation. What kind of process is due before his commutation can be revoked?

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