Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

January 15, 2013

TWO CASES ONLY - ONE IN A.M. - ONE IN P.M.

Case No. 1 - 87253-8

COUNSEL

STATE OF WASHINGTON
     v.
ANDRE LUIS FRANKLIN

Andrea Vitalich/James Whisman

Steven Witchley

SYNOPSIS: Mr. Franklin challenges his convictions for stalking and cyberstalking by arguing that the trial court wrongly excluded evidence, excluded him from a closed door hearing, and allowed his girlfriend to invoke her constitutional privilege not to testify.

Case No. 2 - 87417-4

COUNSEL

EVAN SARGENT
     v.
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Patrick Preston/Thomas Brennan

Gary Smith/Matthew Segal & Jessica Skelton

SYNOPSIS: Does the investigative records exemption to the Public Records Act apply after a criminal case is referred to a prosecutor who declines immediate prosecution but refers the case back to law enforcement for further investigation?