2010s

State v. Afana (good faith exception); WACDL amicus author: Doug Klunder
State v. Nason (auto jail); WACDL amicus authors: Nancy Talner, Sarah Dunne, & Lila Silverstein
State v. Jasper (confrontation of evidence); WACDL amicus authors: Suzanne Elliott & Travis Stearns

WACDL receives settlement from Seattle Police Dept. of $22,050 + attorney fees, in response to our lawsuit challenging their denial of our PRA request.
New Diversity Committee created
Our bill to add a defense lawyer to the Forensic Investigations Council passes.

New website launches
WACDL begins relationship with Lawyers Association Trust & Moranco
State v. Gresham (important evidentiary rule clarification); WACDL amicus author: Amy Muth
State v. Bobby Thompson (basis for DNA testing on a claim of actual innocence); WACDL amicus author: Suzanne Elliott
State v. Snapp (consolidated with State v. Wright) (greater protections of WA constitution); WACDL amicus author: Sheryl Gordon McCloud
State v. Lyon (affidavit in suport of a search warrant); WACDL amicus author: Tom Conom
Rulings in a number of open court cases (Tarhan, Morris, Paumier, Wise); WACDL amicus authors include Jeff Ellis, Suzanne Elliott, Sheryl Gordon McCloud

The WACDL board considers whether WACDL should remain a 501(c)(3) organization and decides that yes, it should.
In Re PRP of Stockwell (right to effective assistance of counsel includes accurate advice on plea bargains); WACDL amicus authors: Jeff Ellis & Suzanne Elliott
State v. Hinton (text messages); WACDL amicus authors: Rabi Lahiri & Lila Silverstein
State v. Roden (text messages); WACDL amicus author: Lila Silverstein

State v. Lui (requirement for specific expert to testify as right of confrontation);
State v. Barton (cash bail); WACDL amicus author: Amy Muth
State v. JR (burden of proof); WACDL amicus author: David Zuckerman

WACDL creates its Hair Microscopy Task Force, to review cases where convictions may have been based on faulty hair microscopy evidence.
State v. Blazina (impact of LFOs on indigent defendants); joint brief with Center for Justice, CLS, ACLU and WDA
State v. Peeler (state must comply with the lawful request under the detainer act or lose ability to prosecute); WACDL amicus author: Suzanne Elliott
State v. O’Dell (juvenile sentencing); joint amicus brief; Suzanne Elliott for WACDL
State v. Khan (requiring courts to properly consider PRPs to consider collateral attacks on convictions); WACDL amicus author: David Zuckerman

WACDL launches its online, searchable Brady list
WACDL begins publish a series of quick reference guides
WACDL creates a Jury Diversity task force
WACDL partners with the Federal Public Defender of the Western District of WA to add their briefs to the WACDL brief bank.
State v. Love (open courts); WACDL amicus authors Danny Kelly-Stallings & Suzanne Elliiott)
State v. Duncan (impact of LFOs on indigenct clients); joint amicus brief, Suzanne Elliott for WACDL
State v. Mecham (consequences of refusing FSTs); WACDL amicus athors: D. Jack Guthrie & Suzanne Elliott
State v. Wakefield (impact of LFOs on indigent clients); joint amicus brief, Suzanne Elliott for WACDL
State v. Davis (discriminatory sentencing); joint brief with FPD/Western District & ACLU; Suzanne Elliott for WACDL

WACDL begins offering online CLE programs
WACDL's Court Rules Committee submits eight proposed changes to the WA State Supreme Court
State v. Houston-Sconiers (juvenile sentencing); WACDL amicus author: Suzanne Elliott
State v. Ramos (juvenile sentencing); Suzanne Elliott for WACDL

Washington Fair Chance Act, which prohibits employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position passed and was signed by the Governor. Members of WACDL's Criminal Records and Restoration of Rights Committee (Mark Muenster & Nancy Talner, co-chairs) drafted this legislation and worked for three years to get it passed.
In re Fero (new evidence); WACDL amicus author: Neil Fo
State of Washington v. Leonel Romero Ochoa (impeaching witnesses); WACDL Amicus Author: Thomas E. Weaver, Rita Griffith
State of Washington v. John Douglas Mayfield (Gunwall analysis and Ferrier warnings); WACDL Amicus Author: Thomas E. Weaver
State of Washington v. Michael Clifford Boisselle (right to appeal); WACDL Amicus Author: James E. Lobsenz
Jerry L. Barr v. Snohomish County Sheriff (firearm rights); WACDL Amicus Author: Schӧen Parnell

City of Shoreline v. Solomon Mclemore (warrantless entry); WACDL Amicus Author: Thomas E. Weaver
In Re the Personal Restraint Petition of Endy Domingo-Cornelio (juvenile sentencing); WACDL Amicus Author: Jeffrey E. Ellis
State of Washington v. Jason E. Slotemaker (overbroad regulation); WACDL Amicus Author: Rita Griffith
State of Washington v. Cristian Delbosque (juvenile sentencing); WACDL Amicus Author: Rita Griffith
State of Washington v. David Zachary Morgan (warrant requirement); WACDL Amicus Author: Sopen Shah, Eric B. Wolff