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State v. Carver

Citations

  • 789 P.2d 306
  • 113 Wash. 2d 591

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • full faith and credit clause not violated where custody statutes authorized Washington court to modify out-of-state custody decree
  • in absence of developed briefing and argument, court will not consider independent state constitutional theories
  • deference must be given to trier of fact who resolves conflicting testimony and evaluates the credibility of witnesses and persuasiveness of material evidence
  • full faith and credit clause not violated where custody statutes authorized Washington court to modify out-of-state custody decree
  • deference must be given to trier of fact who resolves conflicting testimony and evaluates the credibility of witnesses and persuasiveness of material evidence
  • credibility of witnesses is exclusively within province of jury

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Judges: Utter

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