Supreme Court Calendar

9:00 A.M.

Olympia

June 25, 2013

Case No. 1 - 87906-1

COUNSEL

CAROLA WASHBURN, et al.
     v.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY

Nathan Roberts/John Connelly, Jr./Philip Talmadge

Mary Spillane/Daniel Ferm

SYNOPSIS: Can the court consider the City of Federal Way's arguments that it is not liable for the death of Baerbel K. Roznowski? If so, is the City liable?

Case No. 2 - 88029-8

COUNSEL

In re Parentage of CMF

JONATHAN GRAHAM FAIRFAX
     v.
AMANDA CLARE SIMPSON

 

Paul DiNenna, Jr.

Gary Stenzel

SYNOPSIS: Whether a parentage order is a custody decree that a court cannot change without following the statutory requirements, found in RCW 26.09.260 and .270, for modification.


1:30 P.M.

Case No. 3 - 86585-0

COUNSEL

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of

JONATHAN LEE GENTRY

 

Timothy Ford/Rita Griffith

Randall Sutton

SYNOPSIS: The court considers a death-row inmate's claim that his trial was prejudiced by prosecutorial misconduct.

Case No. 4 - 87904-4

COUNSEL

STATE OF WASHINGTON
     v.
SAMUEL M. PIATNITSKY

Randi Austell/Erin Hairopoulos Becker

Lila Silverstein

SYNOPSIS: When a suspect under custodial interrogation tells police "I don't want to talk right now, man," 1) is the suspect more protected under the state constitution than under the federal constitution, and 2) is the suspect's statement an unequivocal invocation of his right to remain silent?

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