9:00 A.M.
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Olympia
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October 19, 2010
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Case No. 1 – 83451-2 (consolidated w/83738-4)
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COUNSEL |
STATE OF WASHINGTON
v.
CLIFF ALAN JONES
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
v.
SAMUEL W. DONAGHE
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Jeremy Morris/Kevin Hull
Roger Hunko
Carol La Verne
Dana Lind |
SYNOPSIS: Does time spent in prison in excess of an offender’s prison sentence (State v. Jones) or time spent confined in the Special Commitment Center as a sexually violent predator (State v. Donaghe) toll the running of an offender’s sentence of community custody or community placement? |
Case No. 2 – 84187-0
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COUNSEL |
KITTITAS COUNTY;
CENTRAL WASHINGTON HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, et al.
v.
EASTERN WASHINGTON GROWTH MANAGEMENT HEARINGS BOARD, et al. |
Neil Caulkins/Suzanne Becker
Timothy Harris/Julie Nichols/Jeffrey Slothower
Alexander Mackie/Patrick Ryan/Eric Merrifield
Alan Reichman/Jerald Anderson/Alan Copsey
Dorothy Jaffe/Tim Trohimovich/Keith Scully
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SYNOPSIS: Did the Eastern Washington Growth Management Hearings Board improperly find that Kittitas County’s Comprehensive Plan and development regulations violate the Growth Management Act? This case raises issues related to rural densities and uses, Board jurisdiction and standards of review, zoning techniques, land use near airports, and groundwater resources. |
1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 – 83444-0
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COUNSEL |
STATE OF WASHINGTON
v.
CHUCCO L. ROBINSON
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Mark Lindsey
Tracy Collins |
| Note - This case will be determined on the briefs without oral argument. |
SYNOPSIS: The Supreme Court must decide whether the trial court abused its discretion in granting a motion to withdraw the defendant’s guilty plea. The defendant did not disclose his prior juvenile convictions at the time of his plea. When they were ultimately discovered, the defendant’s offender score and minimum jail sentence required under the law increased. |
Case No. 4 – 83385-1
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COUNSEL |
ALIZON VEIT
v.
BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION
CITY OF BELLINGHAM, et al. |
Douglas Shepherd/Edward Alexander/Kenneth Masters
Tom Montgomery/Bradley Scarp/Kelsey Endres
Wayne Robbins, Jr
Paul Lawrence/Gregory Wong.
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SYNOPSIS: Alizon Veit was seriously injured when a train collided with her car at a railroad crossing. Veit sued the railroad company, alleging violations of internal speed limits, among other claims. Is Veit's excessive speed claim preempted by federal law, and did the trial court’s ruling regarding RCW 46.61.345 deny her a fair trial? |
These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public.
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