9:30 A.M. |
Olympia |
February 14, 2008 |
THREE CASES ONLY – TWO A.M. – ONE P.M.
Case No. 1 - 80587-3
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COUNSEL |
State of Washington
v.
John E. Mines, Jr. |
Pamela Loginsky/Andrew Metts, III
Cynthia Ann Jordan/Jeffrey Ellis
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SYNOPSIS: What is the extent of Washington’s constitutional right to have a jury determine sentencing factors? Do recent statutory amendments require a jury to find the existence of aggravating factors justifying exceptional minimum sentences? |
Case No. 2 - 81030-3
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COUNSEL |
State of Washington
v.
Herbert John Kier, III
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Dennis McCurdy
Eric Broman/David Koch/Harlan Dorfman |
SYNOPSIS: Whether merger is required under the Washington and United States Constitutions when a defendant is convicted of first degree robbery and second degree assault respectively against two separate victims during a carjacking?
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 80849-0
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COUNSEL |
State of Washington
v.
Tony Lawrence Strode
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Hon. Michael Sandona
David Gasch
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SYNOPSIS: Whether the trial court violated the right to a public trial by conducting voir dire of individual potential jurors in chambers, and whether the defendant waived his right to challenge this action on appeal by participating without objection in the in-chambers voir dire. |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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