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· 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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