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
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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
Q&A: Peninsula College
The Court held a Q&A session after hearing oral argument in State v. Erickson at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
Q&A: Peninsula College
The Court held a Q&A session after hearing oral argument in State v. Kintz at Peninsula College in Port Angeles.
Washington v. Erickson
Docket No. 81594-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59468-1) Facts: Petitioner Anthony Erickson was arrested after he did not appear at a hearing to determine whether Erickson had violated the terms of his probation by failing to report to his probation officer, failing to notify the court of a change of address, and by failing to enroll in substance abuse treatment. Continue reading
Washington v. Kintz
Docket No. 81688-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58717-0) Facts: Petitioner Clarence Kintz was convicted of two counts of stalking in violation of Washington Revised Code §9A.46.110 in the Superior Court for Whatcom County as a result of two separate incidents in which Kintz repeatedly followed women in his automobile. Continue reading
Q&A: University of Washington
The Court held a Q&A session after hearing oral argument in In re Larry Botimer, Attorney at Law at the University of Washington in Seattle.
In re disciplinary proceeding against Botimer
Docket No. 200,625-6 (from WSBA Case No. 23805) Facts: Respondent Washington State Bar Association conducted disciplinary proceedings against petitioner attorney Larry Botimer for violating Wash. Rules of Prof. Conduct 1.6, 1.7(b), and 1.9(b). Botimer was charged with the violations in the representation of and legal services provided to a client, including the failure to obtain informed consent in writing to a conflict of interest and improper disclosure of client confidences. Botimer never disputed the fact of not obtaining consent for multiple representation. Continue reading
Q&A: University of Washington
The Court held a Q&A session after hearing oral argument in Armantrout v. Carlson at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Armantrout v. Carlson
Docket No. 81195-4 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58831-1) Facts:Petitioner Josie Armantrout filed a wrongful death suit against respondent Cascade Orthopedics and attending physician Robert Carlson after her daughter Kristen died of a pulmonary embolism two weeks after having surgery on her ankle. Continue reading