Sophia May Palmer's Legal Cases (3)

Child custody

In re the Parenting and Support of C.T. (2016)

Feb 23, 2016

OUTCOME: Trial court ruling against my client was reversed by the Court of Appeals.

Mother hired me to appeal the trial court's ruling, after the trial court granted father a week on/week of schedule. The father had previously only had two days a week, and no overnights. Due to severa ... l irregularities, the mother had failed to appear for trial and was not present to contest the father's evidence. The Court of Appeals granted my client's appeal, and agreed that the trial court abused it's discretion when it denied her motion to vacate the final orders because there were several irregularities in the proceedings. The Court of Appeals further agreed that the trial court failed to follow RCW 26.09.187, and thus abused it's discretion, when it established a final parenting plan. The case has been remanded to the trial court for a trial on the merits where my client can present evidence regarding what parenting plan is in her son's best interests.

Appeals

State v. Johnson 132 Wn.App 400 (2006)

Apr 18, 2006

OUTCOME: Affirmed

Defendant was convicted by jury in the Superior Court, of second degree burglary. Defendant appealed. I drafted the appellate brief on behalf of the State as a Rule 9 intern under the supervision of Ka ... thleen Proctor. Defendant argued that a garage, without a door, is not a building. There was no case law directly on point as to what was a building and what was not. Sucessfully argued that a garage without a door is in fact a building. Division II affirmed the conviction and published the case.

Appeals

State v Easterlin 126 Wash.App. 170 (2005)

Mar 01, 2005

OUTCOME: Affirmed

Defendant was convicted by guilty plea in the Superior Court, Pierce County of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with a firearm enhancement, and second degree unlawful possession of a firea ... rm. Defendant appealed. Case was affirmed by DIvision II of the Court of appeals and affirmed by the Supreme Court. I drafted the appellate brief while a Rule 9 Intern under the supervision of Kathleen Proctor.

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