STATE v. SLATER

No. 98795-5.

486 P.3d 873 (2021)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Samuel David Obert SLATER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Wayne Herr , Savitt Bruce & Willey, 1425 4th Ave., Ste. 800, Seattle, WA, 98101-2272, Peter Mazzone , Mazzone Law Firm PLLC, 3002 Colby Ave. Ste. 302, Everett, WA, 98201-4081, for Petitioner.

J. Scott Halloran , Snohomish County Pros. Attorney-Criminal, 3000 Rockefeller Ave. # Ms504, Everett, WA, 98201-4046, for Respondent.

James Elliot Lobsenz , Carney Badley Spellman, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Breanne Schuster , Jaime Michelle Hawk , Nancy Lynn Talner , ACLU-WA, Po Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.

Alexandria Marie Hohman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Nicholas Brian Allen , Janet S. Chung , Columbia Legal Services, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2528, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Columbia Legal Services.

La Rond Baker , Katherine Elizabeth Hurley , Brian Richard Flaherty , King County Department of Public Defense, 420 W. Harrison St. Ste. 202, Kent, WA, 98032-4491, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.


¶1 After attending multiple court hearings in his case for violating a domestic violence no contact order (DVNCO), Samuel Slater missed court the day his case was called for trial (trial call).1 The judge issued a warrant for his arrest, and Slater came to court to quash the warrant just over one month...

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