Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

March 19, 2013

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

Case No. 1 - 86885-9

COUNSEL

STATE OF WASHINGTON
     v.
STEPHEN JOHNSON

Shane O'Rourke

Jon Cushman/Kevin Hochhalter

SYNOPSIS: Stephen Chriss Johnson appeals his conviction for driving while license suspended in the third degree (DWLS), claiming that the DWLS law does not criminalize driving with a license suspended for failing to pay traffic fines. He also argues that the State could not constitutionally suspend his license because of his indigence. Finally, he contends that the State must pay the costs of his appeal.

Case No. 2 - 86870-1

COUNSEL

ROSS WILKINSON, et ux, et al.
     v.
CHIWAWA COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION

Dennis Jordan

Philip Talmadge/Emmelyn Hart/Yen Lam

SYNOPSIS: Does renting a residence to a group of unrelated persons for less than thirty days violate covenants limiting the residence to single-family residential use and prohibiting commercial use?


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 87282-1

COUNSEL

STATE OF WASHINGTON
     v.
VIANNEY VASQUEZ

David Trefry

Nancy Collins

SYNOPSIS: Under Washington's forgery statute, when a defendant possesses false identification cards, what facts or circumstances support a finding that the defendant possesses the fake cards with an intent to injure or defraud?

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