Docket No. 82229-8 (from Yakima Case No. 08-2-02337-0 & 08-2-02355-8)  Facts: The petitioner Yakima Herald-Republic requested, pursuant to Washington’s Public Records Act (Washington Revised Code §42.56), records from the respondent Yakima County related to the defense at public expense of two indigent defendants in a murder case. Continue reading →

Docket No. 82219-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25735-5)  Facts:  The home of Adrian Ibarra-Raya, the brother of petitioner Gilberto Ibarra-Cisneros, was subjected to a warrantless search by police officers that revealed marijuana and resulted in Ibarra-Raya’s arrest.  Police officers subsequently used Ibarra-Raya’s cellular phone to arrange a meeting with Ibarra-Cisneros that resulted in his arrest when he was found to be in possession of cocaine.  Ibarra-Raya and Ibarra-Cisneros were subsequently convicted in the Superior Court for Walla Walla County of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of cocaine, respectively.  Both appealed and the Washington Court of Appeals reversed Ibarra-Raya’s conviction but affirmed Ibarra-Cisneros’s conviction.  The Washington Court of Appeals held that while the warrantless search of Ibarra-Raya’s home was unlawful and the evidence derived from it therefore inadmissible, the evidence found in Ibarra-Cisneros’s possession was too attenuated from the search to be subject to the exclusionary rule. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Docket No. 82659-5 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60463-5)  Facts: Respondent Julianne McGuire filed suit against petitioner Robert Bates in the Superior Court for Whatcom County seeking to recover the cost of repairs necessitated by defective construction performed by Bates in the remodeling of McGuire’s kitchen as well as, pursuant to Washington Revised Code §18.27.040(6), her attorney’s fees. Continue reading →