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Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Commissioners
Oct. 15, 2001
Mucsi v. Graoch Associates Limited Partnership No. 12
Landlord may have been negligent in failing to clear two-day-old snow from side exit of apartment clubhouse.
Torts Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Smith
No confrontation clause violation when state did not provide closed-circuit television for 'unavailable' child witness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Breazeale
Among other things, court has statutory authority to vacate conviction records dismissed pursuant to RCW 9.95.240.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Hernandez-Gomez v. Volkswagen of America Inc.
State law claim over defectively designed automobile restraint system is pre-empted by federal law.
Torts Oct. 15, 2001
In re Kevin A.
Juvenile cannot be ordered to pay restitution after delinquency adjudication becomes final.
Juveniles Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Ward
To establish felony violation of no-contact order, state doesn't have to prove that predicate assault wasn't first or second-degree assault.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Jump v. Gibson
Order
Oct. 15, 2001
US v. Caldwell
Order
Oct. 15, 2001
Ashcroft v. ACLU
Order
Oct. 14, 2001
City of Burien v. Kiga
Initiative embodying two unrelated subjects violates single subject clause of Washington Constitution and, consequently, is void.
Constitutional Law Oct. 14, 2001
State v. Silva
Conviction reversed because pro se defendant wasn't informed of maximum possible sentence and therefore didn't validly waive right to counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
State v. O'Cain
Police dispatch regarding stolen car must be shown to be reliable to justify search.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
City of Seattle Executive Service Dept. v. Visio Corp.
Collateral estoppel precludes Business and Occupation tax assessment against software company.
Civil Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
Everett v. Abbey
Collateral estoppel is improper where defendant did not have opportunity to litigate issues of breach and duty in prior criminal proceeding.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
Vander v. U.S. Department of Justice
Prisoner injured on job can't bring action against United States under Federal Tort Claims Act for negligence regarding treatment of injury.
Torts Oct. 14, 2001
Overton v. Ohio
Order
Oct. 14, 2001
Bauer v. Sampson
Amended opinion
Oct. 14, 2001
King on Habeas Corpus
Order
Oct. 12, 2001
Griffith v. County of Santa Cruz
Order
Oct. 12, 2001
People v. Perez
Order
Oct. 11, 2001
People v. Scrofani
Order
Oct. 11, 2001
In re Williams M.
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2001
In re William
Amended statute requiring defendant to continue to register as a sex offender after rehabilitation doesn't violate ex post facto clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2001
Griffith v. County of Santa Cruz
Order
Oct. 11, 2001
Aquilino v. University of Kansas
Order and opinion
Oct. 11, 2001
Bonta v. Friedman
State agency that paid for indigent person's medical case is entitled to recover money spent on that care from lawsuit settlement proceeds.
Government Oct. 10, 2001
Patarak v. Williams
Civil penalties are proper where mobilehome park owner willfully fails to maintain septic system.
Real Property Oct. 10, 2001
People v. Scrofani
Order
Oct. 10, 2001
In re William on Habeas Corpus
Order
Oct. 10, 2001