Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 18, 2011

Case No. 1 - 83611-6

COUNSEL

Whatcom County Fire District No. 21
     v.
Whatcom County, a municipal corporation, et al.

Philip Talmadge/Jonathan Sitkin

Karen Frakes/Philip Buri/Thomas Greenan

SYNOPSIS: Did Whatcom County err when it issued development permits without letters from Whatcom County Fire District 21 stating that adequate services would be available to serve the developments?

Case No. 2 – 83768-6

COUNSEL

Jane Roe
     v.
Teletech Customer Care Management (Colorado) L.L.C.

Michael Subit/Jillian Cutler

James Shore /Molly Daily

SYNOPSIS: Does the Medical Use of Marijuana Act or Washington State public policy prohibit an employer from discharging an employee based on her use of medical marijuana?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 – 83219-6

COUNSEL

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Raymond Martinez

Douglas Mitchell

Eric Nielsen/David Koch/Jennifer Sweigert

SYNOPSIS: Raymond Martinez was arrested at the scene of a burglary with an empty sheath on his belt, and his knife was found nearby.  Did the jury have sufficient evidence to convict Mr. Martinez of first degree burglary on the basis that he was armed with a deadly weapon?

Case No. 4 – 84307-4

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Arthur C. Russell

Randall Sutton

Bryan Hershman

SYNOPSIS: Russell appeals his conviction because the trial court failed to give a jury instruction regarding the limited purpose for which evidence of his prior bad acts was admitted.  The Supreme Court must decide whether the trial court was required to give the limiting instruction even though Russell never requested it during the trial.


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