9:00 A.M. |
Olympia |
September 17, 2013 |
Case No. 1 - 88165-1
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COUNSEL
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Ellensburg Cement Products, Inc.
v.
Kittitas County and Homer L. (Louie) Gibson
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Michael Murphy/William Crittenden
Neil Caulkins/James Carmody
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SYNOPSIS: The court must decide: (1) whether Kittitas County’s procedure for appealing environmental determinations violated state law; and (2) whether a county board correctly interpreted the county’s zoning ordinances to permit gravel processing on agricultural land.
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Case No. 2 - 88020-4
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
Phillip Barrara Garcia, JR.
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Erik Pedersen
Nancy Collins
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SYNOPSIS: The petitioner asks the court to review the elements of kidnapping in the first degree. He also asks the court to consider whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a kidnapping conviction, whether his right to present a defense was violated, and whether there was prosecutorial misconduct at trial.
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1:30 P.M.
Case No. 3 - 86234-6
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COUNSEL
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In re the Detention of
Clinton Morgan
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Susan Wilk
Anne Egeler/Brooke Burbank
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SYNOPSIS: The court considers whether an accused sexually violent predator (SVP) has a due process right to be competent during an SVP commitment trial, and whether an in-chambers discussion regarding an order to involuntary medicate the petitioner violated his article I, section 10 right to a public trial.
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Case No. 4 - 88270-3
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COUNSEL
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State of Washington
v.
K.L.B.
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Bridgette Maryman
Lila Silverstein
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SYNOPSIS: The court must decide: (1) whether a Sound Transit Fare Enforcement Officer whose employment is contracted through a private security firm is a “public servant,” and (2) whether the definition of “public servant” is unconstitutionally vague.
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These summaries are not formulated by the Court and are provided only for the convenience of the public. |
