Occasionally, the Court goes “On The Road” to hear cases outside of Olympia. These cases are listed below.
The Court often holds public Q&A Sessions following oral argument in those cases, which you can browse and listen to.
The Court’s most recent Road Trips were on October 18, 2011 at Seattle University School of Law and on October 21, 2010 at Gonzaga School of Law.
Port Angeles v. Our Water Our Choice
Argued: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 10:00am
Docket No. 82225-5 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 36935-4)
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. Read more...
Washington v. Adams
Argued: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 9:00am
Docket No. 82210-7 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 60401-5)
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. Read more...
Washington v. Erickson
Argued: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 10:00am
Docket No. 81594-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 59468-1)
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. Read more...
Washington v. Kintz
Argued: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 9:00am
Docket No. 81688-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58717-0)
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. Read more...
In re disciplinary proceeding against Botimer
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. Read more...
Armantrout v. Carlson
Argued: Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 10:00am
Docket No. 81195-4 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58831-1)
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. Read more...
Seattle v. St. John
Facts: After a motorcycle crash, petitioner Robert St. John was arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. The responding Seattle police officer gave St. John the statutory warning regarding Washington’s implied consent blood alcohol tests, RCW §46.20.308(5), and St. John refused the voluntary blood alcohol test. Read more...
In re estate of Kissinger
Argued: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 1:30pm
Docket No. 81328-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58932-6)
Docket No. 81328-1 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 58932-6)
Facts: After fatally stabbing his mother, Pamela Kissinger, petitioner Joshua Hoge was charged with murder but ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity. Read more...
Washington v. Garvin
Argued: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 10:00am
Docket No. 80941-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25255-8)
Docket No. 80941-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 25255-8)
Facts: Petitioner Anthony Garvin was convicted of possession of methamphetamine in the Superior Court for Yakima County after a search of his person for weapons occasioned by a traffic stop revealed methamphetamine. Read more...
Washington v. Pugh
Argued: Thursday, February 12th, 2009 9:00am
Docket No. 80850-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56935-0)
Docket No. 80850-3 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 56935-0)
Facts: Petitioner Timothy Pugh was convicted of domestic violence in the Superior Court for King County after a trial in which a 911 call made by Pugh’s wife shortly after he allegedly assaulted her was admitted into evidence. Read more...