Docket No. 81445-7 (from Clark Case No. 07-1-01555-8)  Facts: Petitioner Santiago Rivera-Santos allegedly drove a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol from southern Washington into northern Oregon, where he was convicted of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII). Rivera-Santos was then cited for driving under the influence (DUI) by Washington State Patrol. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80653-5  Facts: Petitioner Loretta Eriksen was prosecuted for driving under the influence (DUI) of an intoxicant after operating a motor vehicle on an Indian reservation in a manner that aroused suspicions by a tribal police officer. The tribal officer pursued and stopped Eriksen beyond the reservation’s boundary and detained her until a county sheriff’s deputy arrived to make the arrest in the county’s jurisdiction. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81356-6 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 57821-9)  Facts: Petitioner Bianca Faust filed suit against respondent Mark Albertson, among others, in the Superior Court for Whatcom County after being injured in an automobile accident caused by a drunk driver who had previously been served alcohol at a bar operated by Albertson, Continue reading →

Docket No. 81230-6 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 24820-8)  Facts: Petitioner Bryan Duncan was convicted of three counts of first degree child molestation in 1992 and 1993, and three years later the State petitioned to have Duncan civilly committed as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under RCW Chap. 71.09. Continue reading →