Legal Opinion
State v. Dolan
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 1, 2003No. 28363-8-IIPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
Duane Alan Dolan, Jr., appeals his conviction for assault of a child in the second degree. We reverse and remand for new trial.
In March 2001, Dolan was living with Jamie Batts and two young children, Rollan and Raymond. Batts was the biological mother of both children. Dolan was the biological father of Raymond but not Rollan.
On March 31, 2001, Dolan was watching both children while Batts was out. When she returned at about 7 p.m., she went upstairs to wake Rollan from his nap. She “saw broken blood vessels clear across his throat, and [ ] started *326freaking out.”1 Dolan denied injuring Rollan,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. McFarlandWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- United States v. AbelSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. GuloyWashington Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
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