Reviewing all the notable criminal justice work of the Washington Supreme Court in recent times
Regular readers have likely noticed pretty regular posts about pretty notable criminal justice rulings coming from the Supreme Court of Washington. In this
Slate piece, Mark Joseph Stern tells the story of this court s recent personnel changes and reviews some of these rulings. The piece, which is fully headlined Washington State Shows How a Truly Progressive Court Changes Everything: Joe Biden should look to the state’s diverse and courageous Supreme Court when making nominations to the federal bench, starts this way (with links from the original):
Alexis Krell: Supreme Court rules in case of woman whose home was mistakenly raided by Tacoma police
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/29/2021 Alexis Krell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 28 The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday to reinstate a verdict that awarded $250,000 to a woman whose home was mistakenly raided by Tacoma police a decade ago.
Jurors found police were negligent in failing to verify information from an informant about where a suspected drug dealer they were looking for lived before they raided Kathleen Mancini s Federal Way home in 2011.
The Court Appeals overturned the $250,000 judgment last year. The Supreme Court reinstated the jury s verdict in a 8-1 opinion.