9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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May 22, 2008
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THREE CASES ONLY – TWO IN A.M. – ONE IN P.M.
Case No. 1 - 79384-1
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
William F. Jensen
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James Whisman/Julie Anne Kays
Jeffrey Ellis
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SYNOPSIS: The defendant contends he is criminally liable for only one solicitation to commit murder, not four, for having engaged others to kill four family members.
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Case No. 2 – 80380-3
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Ali Mohammed Elmi a/k/a Mohammed Ali Elmi
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Lee Yates
Oliver Davis
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SYNOPSIS: Whether under the first degree assault statute, RCW 9A.36.011, intent to inflict great bodily harm transfers to an unintended victim who is uninjured.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 80236-0
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Bee Xiong
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Mark Lindsey
Eric Broman
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SYNOPSIS: Whether a law enforcement officer, after mistaking the defendant for the subject of a felony arrest warrant and handcuffing him, lawfully searched the defendant for weapons when the defendant could not confirm his identity and pulled away when the officer touched a large bulge in the defendant’s pocket.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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