Docket No. 79573-8  Facts: Petitioner Calvin Fisk filed suit against the respondent city of Kirkland in the Superior Court for King County after a city fire hydrant’s insufficient water pressure prevented the city from extinguishing a fire that ultimately destroyed his recreational vehicle. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79236-4 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 23698-6)  Facts: Respondent Alyssa Knight pled guilty to conspiracy to commit second degree robbery, conspiracy to commit first degree burglary, and second degree murder in the Superior Court for Spokane County. Knight subsequently appealed her convictions for conspiracy to commit second degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first degree burglary on grounds that they represented multiple convictions for a single unit of prosecution and therefore violated the 5^th Amendment to the United States Constitution’s prohibition against double jeopardy. Continue reading →

Docket No. 80070-7  Facts: Petitioner Thomas Richey filed a motion in the Superior Court for Pierce County to vacate his conviction for the crime of attempted first degree murder and the subsequent exceptional sentences of 65 years imprisonment imposed concurrently with his guilty plea of first degree murder. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79407-3  Facts: Petitioner Alexander Riofta was convicted of first degree assault with a firearm in the Superior Court for Pierce County after a trial in which the victim identified Riofta as the man who had fired shots at him with a handgun. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79364-6  Facts: While petitioner David Lewis was awaiting retrial on a charge of rape, the respondent state of Washington petitioned the Superior Court for Columbia County to commit Lewis as a sexually violent predator pursuant to Washington Revised Code §71.09, Continue reading →

Docket No. 79265-8 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 33240-0)  Facts: Following a bench trial, petitioner Azel Chavez was convicted in juvenile court of attempted murder, robbery, assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, and taking a motor vehicle without permission. Chavez subsequently appealed his conviction, asserting that juvenile defendants charged with serious offenses have a right to a trial by jury Continue reading →

Docket No. 79841-9 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25432-1)  Facts: While serving a term of community custody following his release from prison, petitioner Amel Dalluge was arrested and taken to the Grant County Jail, where he assaulted several of the officers on duty. As a consequence, Dalluge was charged with and subsequently convicted of violating the term of his community custody requiring that he obey all laws. Continue reading →

Docket No. 79262-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56206-1)  Facts: Petitioner Dale Schwab was convicted of first degree manslaughter and second degree felony murder in the Superior Court for Snohomish County after killing a man in an altercation. Upon appeal, the Washington Court of Appeals vacated Schwab’s conviction for first degree manslaughter, ruling that convictions for both first degree manslaughter and second degree murder for a single homicide violate the 5^th Amendment to the United States Constitution’s prohibition against double jeopardy. Continue reading →

Docket No. 200,469-5  Facts: Petitioner Jack Burtch was disbarred following a hearing before the respondent Washington State Bar Association’s disciplinary board, which found that Burtch had violated several rules of professional conduct when he testified falsely and presented false evidence during disciplinary proceedings and refused to pay restitution and return unearned fees to former clients. Continue reading →

Docket No. 78970-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 55583-9)  Synopsis: Whether a defendant may be convicted of cocaine possession when the charging document mistakenly listed amphetamine possession. Continue reading →