Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 26, 2008

Case No. 1 - 80391-9

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
James Daniel Radcliffe

James Powers

Peter Tiller

SYNOPSIS: What must police do when a suspect, who already waived his Miranda rights, makes an equivocal request for an attorney?

Case No. 2 – 80535-1

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Jason Vincent Powell

Tonya Rulli Riddell

John Hays

SYNOPSIS: A lay witness testified he saw Powell use methamphetamines and that Powell was agitated.  This court must decide whether expert testimony was required to explain the effects of methamphetamines even though neither party raised the issue of expert testimony at trial or before the Court of Appeals.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 81332-9

COUNSEL

Residents Opposed to Kittitas Turbines, et al.
     v.
State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), et al.
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Residents Opposed to Kittitas Turbines, et al.
     v.
State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), et al.
Kittitas County

James Carmody/Jeffrey Slothower

Kyle Crews/William Collins/Darrel Peeples
Frederick Gentry/Timothy McMahan/Neil Caulkins
Susan Drummond/Narda Pierce
James Carmody/Jeffrey Slothower

Kyle Crews/William Collins/Narda D. Pierce/Darrel Peeples/Frederick Gentry/Timothy McMahan/Susan Drummond
Neil Caulkins

SYNOPSIS: Whether this court has jurisdiction to review a petition certified directly from Thurston County Superior Court regarding the governor’s decision to approve an application for the site certification of an energy facility under RCW 80.50.  If so, whether the decision to approve the application was valid.    

Case No. 4 – 80219-0

COUNSEL

In re the Recall Charges Against

Pat Davis

Suzanne Thomas/Matthew Segal/Jessica Skelton
Thomas Kuffel
Christopher Clifford (Pro Se)

SYNOPSIS: Whether the petition for recall is factually and legally sufficient as required by Chapter 29.82 RCW.

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