The following cases have been argued but not yet decided (according to our records).
In re the Termination of D. R. and A. R.
Argued: Thursday, January 27th, 2011 10:00am
Docket No. 84132-2 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 38247-4)
Docket No. 84132-2 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 38247-4)
Synopsis: Whether children whose parents are the subject of a petition to terminate their parental rights have a constitutional right to counsel. Read more...
State v. Davis
Synopsis: Whether in the penalty phase of this death penalty case, the trial court erroneously excluded videotaped statements of the defendant's family offered for mitigation purposes and erroneously allowed a police officer to testify to the defendant's mental state for purposes of rebutting mitigation evidence, and whether the prosecutor committed misconduct by arguing facts not in evidence. Read more...
Niccum v. Enquist
Argued: Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 1:30pm
Docket No. 83983-2 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 27504-3)
Docket No. 83983-2 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 27504-3)
Synopsis: Whether, under RCW 7.06.050 and MAR 7.3, a court may subtract statutory costs and attorney fees from an offer of compromise in arbitration for purposes of determining a party's eligibility for costs and attorney fees after trial de novo. Read more...
State v. Wise
Argued: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 9:00am
Docket No. 82802-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36625-8)
Docket No. 82802-4 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36625-8)
Synopsis: Whether the trial court in a criminal prosecution violated the constitutional right to a public trial when it conducted a portion of jury voir dire in chambers without conducting a preclosure analysis under State v. Bone-Club, 128 Wn.2d 254, 906 P.2d 325 (1995), and without considering alternatives to in-chambers questioning. Read more...
State v. Paumier
Argued: Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 1:30pm
Docket No. 84585-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36346-1)
Docket No. 84585-9 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36346-1)
Synopsis: Whether, in light of Presley v. Georgia, 130 S.Ct. 721 (2010), a trial court violated a criminal defendant's right to a public trial by interviewing prospective jurors individually in chambers. Read more...
State v. Eriksen
Synopsis: Whether a Lummi tribal police officer who witnessed a traffic violation by a non-Indian within reservation boundaries had authority to pursue and stop the driver outside reservation boundaries. Read more...
In the Matter of the Pers. Restraint of Morris
Synopsis: Whether a personal restraint petitioner must establish prejudice in order to obtain relief based on a violation of the right to a public trial. Read more...