Docket No. 81393-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55364-0) Facts: Respondent Robert Vance was convicted of child molestation and communication with a minor for immoral purposes in the Superior Court for Snohomish County and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole as a persistent offender. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2010
In re personal restraint of Cruze
Docket No. 82567-0 Facts: Petitioner Schawn Cruze was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole pursuant to Washington Revised Code §9.94A.570 (which imposes life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon persistent offenders convicted of three “most serious” offenses) following two assault convictions and a conviction for possession of methamphetamine while armed with a firearm. Continue reading
Waples v. Yi
Docket No. 82142-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36211-2) Facts: Petitioner Nancy Waples filed a medical malpractice action against her dentist, Peter Yi, in the Superior Court for Pierce County. Continue reading
Washington v. Nonog
Docket No. 82094-5 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60248-9) Facts: Petitioner Cipriano Nonog was convicted in the Superior Court for King County of violating of a no contact order, burglary, domestic violence, and interfering with domestic violence reporting. Continue reading
Washington v. Bunker
Docket No. 81921-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59322-6) Facts: Petitioner Leo Bunker was convicted of violating a no contact order in contravention of Washington Revised Code §26.50.110 in the Superior Court for King County after a traffic stop revealed that Lillian Hiatt, whom Bunker was prohibited by court order from contacting, was a passenger in his automobile. Continue reading
Port Angeles v. Our Water Our Choice
Docket No. 82225-5 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36935-4) Facts: Following a decision by the city council of Port Angeles to fluoridate the city’s water supply, petitioner Our Water Our Choice filed an initiative that would have barred the city from fluoridating its water. Continue reading
Washington v. Adams
Docket No. 82210-7 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60401-5) Facts: Petitioner Coryell Adams was convicted of possession of cocaine in the Superior Court for King County following a trial in which evidence derived from a search of his automobile occasioned by an outstanding warrant for his arrest for driving with a revoked driver’s license that revealed cocaine in the vehicle’s center console was admitted. Continue reading