Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'courtofappeals'
May 30, 2008
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled today that helping a pal move their pot plants is indeed illegal. To which we have to say: it took the Oregon State Supreme Court to decide that? Surely a lower court could have easily ruled on this decision, ending it with a "duh." At the center of the case is Thomas Fries, who argued he should be acquitted of a marijuana possession charges because he was simply helping......
Continue Reading "Thank You, Your Judicial Obviousness"May 2, 2008
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled yesterday with a 6-3 decision that stalking via a third party is a crime. With the ruling, the Court reinstated the conviction of a man who had friends follow his ex-girlfriend and report back to him. Andre Becklin's stalking conviction had been overturned in the Court of Appeals, but the Supreme Court ruled that using other people to intimidate or follow someone is, in the eyes of the law,......
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