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The Amateur Law Professor
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The Amateur Law Professor is a Washington State legal blog authored by Justin P. Walsh, Kyle C. Olive, Athena Jordan Boyer, Walt Williams, and Ryan Carson. It contains updates on Washington Supreme Court and Washington Courts of Appeals decision, local and national legal news, and the odd bit of humor to keep things interesting.
- Added on: Oct 20th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Justin Walsh
- Listed in: Law & Legal
- Tags: legal law personal injury washington state products liability
Recent Posts
Ex Post Facto Prevents Third Community Custody Violation from Imposing Mandatory Prison Term
Wash. State Dep’t of Corrections v. Madsen Madsen was convicted of his crime. He then committed two community custody violations. A statute was then passed (and later appealed) which provided that three community custody violations sent you bac...
Bad Instructions on Murder Case Aggravating Factors Lead to Lesser Sentence
State v. Gordon In case you haven’t noticed. I don’t usually do Division I cases. Those are left to my cohort, Kyle Olive. Unfortunately, Kyle is in trial, and I am here at 7 on a Friday night. This means I will simply post the opinion so...
Implied Employment Contracts Post-Fixed Contract Only Exist if the Terms Haven’t Changed
Weiss v. Lonnquist A works for B under a fixed employment contract. The contract has terms X, Y, and Z. A’s contract ends, and she continues to work for B. However, B is only now adhering to terms X and Y, but not Z. No implied contract on the ...
Merger Not Okay Under Washington Double Jeopardy Rules
State v. League League was convicted of First Degree Robbery and Unlawful Imprisonment. The court of appeals held they merged, but just merged them into one sentence without vacating the lesser conviction. Under Washington Double Jeopardy, you vacate...
Social Contract Does Not Allow Washington Police to Engage in a Terry Stop
State v. Harrington Harrington was walking down the street when an officer pulled up to him based only on the fact that he was in a certain neighborhood at a certain time. Officers are allowed to engage in social contract contact without suspicion of...
Right to Appeal Pro Se Constitutionally Protected in Washington
State v. Sebastian Sebastian killed some people, wanted to appeal, and wanted to do it on his own without his attorney. The court of appeals denied his request. The Washington Supreme Court held, while the right isn’t absolute to represent your...
