Docket No. 83428-8 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 37327-1)  Facts: Respondent Rizwana Rahman filed suit against the petitioner state of Washington in the Superior Court for Thurston County after being injured in an automobile accident while accompanying her husband on official state business. Continue reading →

Docket No. 83415-6 (from Asotin Case No. 06-1-00229-8)  Facts:  Petitioner William Brousseau was convicted of the rape of a child and child molestation in the Superior Court for Asotin County after a trial in which the alleged victim testified after being deemed competent following a competency hearing and in which out of court statements made by the alleged victim were admitted into evidence pursuant to Washington Revised Code §9A.44.120’s child hearsay exception.  Brousseau subsequently appealed his conviction, asserting that he was denied due process of law when the trial court prevented him from calling the alleged victim to testify at the competency hearing, that §9A.44.120 requires that a child testify at their pretrial child hearsay hearing in order for their out of court statements to be admissible at trial, and that his attorney’s failure to object to testimony regarding the alleged victim’s credibility constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82868-7 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 27277-0)  Facts: Following petitioner Vincent Adolph’s conviction for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in the Superior Court for Okanogan County, an enhanced sentence was imposed upon Adolph pursuant to Washington Revised Code §46.61.520(2) on grounds that Adolph had three prior convictions for driving under the influence. Continue reading →