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Some Good & Informative WA Cases Recently Published

XD45PlusP

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Whether police may stop a potential witness when investigating a disturbance complaint when there exists no exigent circumstances. We hold that they may not and reverse.

http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/259382.opn.doc.pdf



Evidence was properly suppressed because it was unlawfully obtained by police when an officer conducted a building-wide search of the interior hallways of the dormitory without a warrant.

http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/253325.opn.doc.pdf





In Washington, even in the face of an unlawful arrest, the use of force in self-defense is justified only when the arrestee is in actual, imminent danger of serious injury or death.

http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/263100.unp.doc.pdf




http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/35652-0.08.doc.pdf


[align=left]We hold that the criminal libel statute is facially unconstitutional for overbreadth and vagueness.[/align]
 

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Could you put a synopsis of each case by the link so that we don't each have to click on each link to find out to what you are pointing us?
 
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