Docket No. 87282-1 (from Court of Appeals Division III Case No. 29540-1)
Synopsis: Whether a defendant’s possession of forged documents without evidence that the defendant used the documents for any purpose supports an inference of intent to defraud sufficient to convict the defendant of forgery.
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State v. Dobbs
Docket No. 87472-7 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 40534-2; 40636-5)
Synopsis: Whether in a prosecution for domestic violence offenses the defendant’s conduct toward the victim before and after his arrest supported a ruling that he forfeited his right to challenge the admission of the unavailable victim’s out-of-court statements, even though there was no evidence that the defendant threatened the victim not to testify or direct evidence that the victim refused to appear because of threats.
Synopsis: Whether in a prosecution for domestic violence offenses the defendant’s conduct toward the victim before and after his arrest supported a ruling that he forfeited his right to challenge the admission of the unavailable victim’s out-of-court statements, even though there was no evidence that the defendant threatened the victim not to testify or direct evidence that the victim refused to appear because of threats.
State v. Franklin
Docket No. 87253-8 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 64033-0)
Synopsis: Whether the trial court in a prosecution for cyberstalking erroneously disallowed evidence that someone else committed the crime after allowing the alleged other suspect to assert her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
Synopsis: Whether the trial court in a prosecution for cyberstalking erroneously disallowed evidence that someone else committed the crime after allowing the alleged other suspect to assert her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent.
State v. Strine
Docket No. 87618-5 (from Spokane Case No. 09-1-02145-8)
Synopsis: Whether a second trial of a defendant on criminal charges violated double jeopardy principles when in the first trial the jury announced it had found the defendant not guilty but the court declared a mistrial after polling the jurors and finding they were not unanimous.
Synopsis: Whether a second trial of a defendant on criminal charges violated double jeopardy principles when in the first trial the jury announced it had found the defendant not guilty but the court declared a mistrial after polling the jurors and finding they were not unanimous.
State v. Louthan
Docket No. 85608-7 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 38472-8)
Synopsis: Whether the defendant in a prosecution for unlawful possession of a controlled substance was unlawfully arrested without a warrant for violating a city ordinance criminalizing simple possession of drug paraphernalia because the ordinance conflicts with State law, and if not, whether the defendant’s automobile was unlawfully searched incident to his arrest.
Synopsis: Whether the defendant in a prosecution for unlawful possession of a controlled substance was unlawfully arrested without a warrant for violating a city ordinance criminalizing simple possession of drug paraphernalia because the ordinance conflicts with State law, and if not, whether the defendant’s automobile was unlawfully searched incident to his arrest.
State v. Kurtz
Docket No. 87078-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 41568-2)
Synopsis: Whether a person who lacks authority to possess or manufacture marijuana under the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, chapter 69.51A RCW, may assert a common law medical necessity defense in a prosecution for unlawful manufacture and possession of marijuana.
Synopsis: Whether a person who lacks authority to possess or manufacture marijuana under the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, chapter 69.51A RCW, may assert a common law medical necessity defense in a prosecution for unlawful manufacture and possession of marijuana.
State v. Lui
Docket No. 84045-8 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 61804-1)
Synopsis: Whether a criminal defendant’s right to confront witnesses is violated when an expert witness for the State testifies based on a nontestifying expert’s report.
Synopsis: Whether a criminal defendant’s right to confront witnesses is violated when an expert witness for the State testifies based on a nontestifying expert’s report.
State v. Tyler
Docket No. 87104-3 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 40634-9)
Synopsis: Whether consent is required to conduct an inventory search of a vehicle prior to impoundment, and if not, whether the purported inventory search here was a pretext for a search for evidence otherwise unlawful under Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332, 129 S. Ct. 1710, 173 L. Ed. 2d 485 (2009).
Synopsis: Whether consent is required to conduct an inventory search of a vehicle prior to impoundment, and if not, whether the purported inventory search here was a pretext for a search for evidence otherwise unlawful under Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332, 129 S. Ct. 1710, 173 L. Ed. 2d 485 (2009).
State v. Smith
Docket No. 86951-1 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 38920-7)
Synopsis: Whether evidence of crimes discovered as a result of an inquiry that began with an unlawful search of a motel registry was derived from an independent source or was attenuated from the unlawful search, so as to allow the evidence to be admitted to trial.
Synopsis: Whether evidence of crimes discovered as a result of an inquiry that began with an unlawful search of a motel registry was derived from an independent source or was attenuated from the unlawful search, so as to allow the evidence to be admitted to trial.
State v. Meredith
Docket No. 86825-5 (from Court of Appeals Division II Case No. 38600-3)
Synopsis: Whether in a criminal prosecution of a Caucasian defendant the trial court erred in allowing the State to use a peremptory challenge to exclude the sole African-American potential juror from the jury panel.
Synopsis: Whether in a criminal prosecution of a Caucasian defendant the trial court erred in allowing the State to use a peremptory challenge to exclude the sole African-American potential juror from the jury panel.