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Floyd Tayler v. Washington
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1, No. 81001-4-I · judgment January 3, 2022
Certiorari denied · November 7, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Must the jury, in deciding whether a defendant has committed the domestic violence pattern aggravator, RCW 9.94A.535 (3) (h) (i), be instructed that they must be unanimous in their determination that the defendant committed each of the underlying aggravator incidents beyond a reasonable doubt?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William Joseph Johnston
For respondent
Hilary Ann Thomas
Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Proceedings
- Nov 21 2022Application (22A341) denied by the Court.
- Nov 07 2022Petition DENIED.
- Nov 02 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
- Nov 02 2022Application (22A341) referred to the Court.
- Nov 02 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022.
- Oct 26 2022Application (22A341) refiled and submitted to Justice Thomas.
- Oct 24 2022Application (22A341) denied by Justice Kagan.
- Oct 20 2022Application (22A341) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
- Oct 19 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/4/2022.
- Oct 17 2022Waiver of right of respondent State of Washington to respond filed.
- Oct 11 2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 14, 2022)