Docket No. 80684-5  Facts: Petitioner property owner Paul Post was assessed civil penalties by respondent city of Tacoma for having several properties in substandard or derelict conditions, in violation of several city code provisions. Post claimed the city violated his rights to due process, and sought a declaration that the city code provisions, the city’s fining procedures, and the fines levied against him were unconstitutional; Continue reading →

Docket No. 81062-1  Facts: Respondent Ryan O’Hara was charged with second degree assault in the Superior Court for Spokane County where he argued his actions were in self-defense. The trial court instructed the jury on the law of self-defense per O’Hara’s request, but also instructed the jury as to the meaning of “malice” used in the self-defense instruction without O’Hara’s request or objection. Continue reading →