Docket No. 49036-8  Facts: The state of Washington initiated an action pursuant to Washington Revised Code §13.34.180 in the Superior Court for Pierce County seeking to terminate the parental rights of Clayton Hall with regard to his son. The trial court subsequently determined that the state had carried its burden of proof and ordered the termination, leading Hall to appeal the court’s decision to the Washington Court of Appeals. Continue reading →

Docket No. 48540-2  Facts: Petitioner Rudolpho Valladares was convicted of possession and delivery of cocaine and conspiracy to deliver cocaine in the Superior Court for Thurston County. Valladares subsequently appealed his convictions on grounds that the trial court had improperly admitted hearsay evidence and that his co-defendant had been acquitted with regard to the conspiracy charge at the same trial. Continue reading →