Docket No. 79354-9  Facts: Respondent Andre Becklin was convicted of stalking after directing friends to follow his former girlfriend on several occasions. Becklin subsequently appealed his conviction, asserting that the trial court had, in response to a question posed by the jury during its deliberations, incorrectly and improperly instructed the jury that stalking may be committed via a third party under Washington Revised Code §9A.46.110. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79872-9  Facts: Following a parole hearing, the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board found petitioner Richard Dyer unparolable and increased his minimum sentence, concluding that Dyer was at risk to repeat the behaviors that resulted in his conviction for rape given that he continued to maintain his innocence and was therefore unable to participate in a sex offender treatment program. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79529-1  Facts: Petitioners Jack Oltman and other cruise-line passengers who allegedly contracted a gastrointestinal disease while on a cruise sought damages from respondent Holland America Line U.S.A. Inc. for negligence, breach of contract, and fraud. Continue reading →