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Archives for 2021

Traffic stop, passenger in car driven by meth CI

May 1, 2021 By lilly

TRAFFIC STOP: Drug suppression properly denied as to passenger in car driven by CI and “suboptimal” dog sniff… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Jennifer Dwyer, Leif Johnson, Paulette Stewart

Firearms, mother purchased gun for juvenile son

May 1, 2021 By lilly

FIREARMS: Convictions of purchasing gun for juvenile son affirmed… Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Elizabeth Musick, Kalah Anne Paisley, Leif Johnson

Settlements

May 1, 2021 By lilly

Plan I

No lawyer

Lorna Graham, multiple, 12/20, disputed, $17,000 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Wrongful detainer, defenses/counter-claims time-barred

April 24, 2021 By lilly

WRONGFUL DETAINER: Foreclosed homeowners’ affirmative defense to wrongful detainer claim and 3rd-party claims against bank and loan servicer barred by res judicata by Federal Court statute of limitations judgments on challenge to foreclosure as claims could have been pled in federal case… Halligan affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ariel Overstreet-Adkins, Brian Miller, David Steele, Doug James

Privacy in Communications, threatening/obscene calls

April 24, 2021 By lilly

PRIVACY IN COMMUNICATIONS: Convictions for threatening/obscene calls affirmed over challenges to constitutionality of statute, threats to other than recipient, jurisdiction as to call to New York, instructions on elements not in charges… Eddy affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Alexander Pyle, Andrew Clegg, Jonathan Krauss

Arson, multiple convictions

April 24, 2021 By lilly

ARSON: 2 of 3 counts involved same elements, State concedes that 1 should have been dismissed… claims of ineffective assistance for telling the jury that the truth is between the State’s version and Defendant’s version and for failing to introduce testimony as statement against interest more appropriate for postconviction… untimely PFO notice not prejudicial… conviction on 2 counts of torching trailer and consecutive 20-year terms affirmed… Parker affirmed, reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brian Smith, Jennifer Quick, Mardell Ployhar

Robbery, statements in police interview

April 24, 2021 By lilly

ROBBERY: Statements in police interview correctly found to be voluntary, officers did not fail to honor any unequivocal requests to terminate interview… Townsend affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Brad Fjeldheim, Brittany Williams, Kristen Peterson

Plea withdrawal, PFMA

April 24, 2021 By lilly

PLEA WITHDRAWAL to PFMA after subsequent PFMAs filed properly denied… Beal/Townsend affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Damon Martin, Keithi Worthington, William Boggs

Rape, rehearing of decision affirming rape of teen denied

April 24, 2021 By lilly

RAPE: Rehearing denied as to decision affirming conviction of 2003 rape of teen… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Colin Stephens, Jennifer Quick, Jonathan Krauss

Defense verdict, wrongful discharge, policeman

April 24, 2021 By lilly

VERDICT: Defense, wrongful discharge, policeman. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Afton Ball, Gerry Fagan, William D'Alton

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