Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 11, 2013

Case No. 1 - 87726-2

COUNSEL

State of Washington
     v.
Bao Dinh Dang

David Hackett

Susan Wilk

SYNOPSIS: Must a trial court find persons acquitted by reason of insanity dangerous before revoking their conditional release from commitment, and, if so, under what standard of proof? In addition, was the trial court’s admission of hearsay evidence at the hearing to revoke Dang’s conditional release reversible error?

Case No. 2 - 86241-9

COUNSEL

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

Benjamin B. Brockie



Kenneth Kato
Mark Lindsey/Andrew Metts, III
 

SYNOPSIS: Benjamin Brockie challenges his robbery and kidnapping convictions because the jury was instructed on a means of committing robbery that was not described in the charges against him.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 87445-0

COUNSEL

Allianceone Receivables Management, Inc.
     v.
William Carl Lewis, Jr., et ux

K. C. Hawthorne/Kevin Underwood/Philip Talmadge & Sidney Tribe

Michael Kinkley/Lara Wilcox & Kirk Miller

SYNOPSIS: When a plaintiff files a lawsuit for damages of $10,000 or less, and later voluntarily dismisses the suit, is the defendant entitled to attorney fees and costs as the prevailing party?

Case No. 4 - 201,115-2

COUNSEL

In re:

Thomas F. Mcgrath,
Attorney at Law.

Kurt Bulmer

Joanne Abelson (WSBA)

SYNOPSIS: The court reviews findings of misconduct against an attorney and decides whether to disbar him.

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