Delaney v. Board of Spokane County Comm'rs
Aug 16, 2007OUTCOME: Summary Judgment Affirmed
Although RCW 3.34.010 provides that Spokane County shall have ten district court judges, Court held that County was not required to establish tenth position.
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OUTCOME: Summary Judgment Affirmed
Although RCW 3.34.010 provides that Spokane County shall have ten district court judges, Court held that County was not required to establish tenth position.
OUTCOME: Blakely's Trial counsel
Represented Mr. Blakely at the trial level and preserved his constitutional issues and errors at the trial court so Mr. Blakely's case could be heard in higher courts - including the Supreme Court of t ... he United States where's Mr. Blakely's case shook up the federal sentencing system as well as many state sentencing systems.
OUTCOME: Clarified the Physical Control Statute in WA
Mr. Votava had a passenger pull his vehicle safely off the roadway. The law stated if a driver moves his vehicle safely off the roadway prior to being pursued by law enforcement, the driver cannot be ... found guilty of this crime. The state argued Mr. Votava didn't move the vehicle off the roadway, someone else did. The Supreme Court of Washington ruled the vehicle was moved safely off the roadway at Mr. Votava's direction. This case overruled State v. McGuire to an extent.