Service of Process and Prior Bad Acts
November 28, 2014 Case Law Updates Newsletter
Category: Special Case Law
WA Supreme Court Happenings Spring 2014
For Updates on select cases argued in Spring 2014 click here.
Alternative Means Crime Trafficking in Stolen Property and Jury Unanimity
State v. Owens, No. 88905-8 (Mar. 27, 2014) How many alternative means does RCW 9A.82.050 …
Confrontation Clause: New test for expert witnesses in WA
State v. Lui, No. 84045-8 (Jan. 2, …
Ninth Circuit holds Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Conviction in Tribal Court, Predicate Offense for Federal Gun Laws
In last week’s decision, United States v. First, No. 11-30346 (Oct. …
Criminal Defendant Cannot Claim Public’s Right to Open Court After Waiving Personal Right
State v. Herron, No. 26354-1-III (Oct. 3, 2013) The Washington Constitution …
Is the Common Law Medical Necessity Defense Still Available for Marijuana Charges?
State v. Kurtz, No. 87978-1, (Sept. 19, 2013) Now that WA has a comprehensive statutory …
WA Supreme Court Affirms its Holding in Coristine
State v. Lynch, No. 87882-0 (Sept. 19, 2013) The WA Supreme Court affirmed …
What is a Disabled Worker’s True Wage-Earning Capacity Under the LHWCA?
Petitt v. Sause Brothers, No. 12-70740 (9th Cir. Sept. 20, 2013) When …
Extreme Heat is Not Fire
United States v. Thompson, No. 11-50081 2013 WL 4574398 (9th Cir. Aug. 29, 2013) Who …