Legal Opinion
State v. Ahlquist
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 27, 1992No. 27216-1-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Webster, A.C.J.
Steven J. Ahlquist appeals his conviction of delivery of a controlled substance, claiming the trial court erred by allowing him to be tried in absentia. Finding no error, we affirm.
Facts
In June of 1977, an undercover police officer was contacted by Ahlquist at a Lynnwood tavern where Ahlquist sold the officer a gram of what lab tests later confirmed as phencyclidine. The same officer arrested Ahlquist in August of 1977.
An omnibus hearing was held on January 6, 1978 (an earlier hearing was held but rescheduled since Ahlquist failed to appear), at which time trial was set for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. BoyerWashington Supreme Court · 1979
- Ball v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. LaBelleCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. HammondWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
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- State v. CraftonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1993
- Akridge v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
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