· 7/11/1991
Wichert v. Cardwell
Citations
- 812 P.2d 858
- 117 Wash. 2d 148
- 1991 Wash. LEXIS 324
How courts have described this case
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- construing the service statute “as to give meaning to its spirit and purpose, guided by the principles of due process”
- criminal defendant must establish standing to challenge the vagueness of a statute; generally, one must claim the statute is vague as to one's own conduct
- criminal defendant must establish standing to challenge the vagueness of a statute; generally, one must claim the statute is vague as to one’s own conduct
- adult daughter who stayed the night at her mother’s home but did not live there could accept service on behalf of her mother and stepfather
- service held adequate where it was reasonably calculated to accomplish notice to the defendant
- a sentence that is within the guidelines as provided by law is not arbitrary or shocking to the sense 6 No. 54354-1-II of justice to constitute cruel and unusual punishment
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Judges: Brachtenbach
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