Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Cuthbert

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 2, 2010No. 37542-7-IIPublished

1DissentQuinn-Brintnall, J.

¶64 (dissenting in part) — I agree with the majority opinion upholding 16 of Ronald James Cuthbert’s (Cuthbert) 17 convictions. But because evidence of the restraining order finding Cuthbert in contempt but authorizing him to keep the funds he misappropriated was *347irrelevant, I dissent from that portion of the majority opinion holding that the trial court abused its discretion and erred by excluding the restraining order from the jury’s consideration.

¶65 Relevant evidence is that which tends to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. AgerWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  2. State v. AgerWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Reed v. StreibWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State v. DormanCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981
  5. State v. WollCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983

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