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State of Washington v. Amanda Marie Torres

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided May 9, 2017No. 33933-5-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFearing, C. J.

¶ 1 Are special glass locomotive windows, whose composition must meet federal railroad regulations, locomotive “operating mechanisms?” We ask this question in the context of RCW 81.60.080, a fallow statute that criminalizes sabotaging rolling stock. After declining to entertain Amanda Torres’ Fourth Amendment challenge to her arrest and confession, U.S. Const, amend. IV, we hold that locomotive windows are not operating mechanisms and reverse her conviction for sabotaging rolling stock. We remand for a new trial on this one charge since Torres also damaged air brakes in addition to windows.…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State Of Washington v. Charles C. Hartzell, IVCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
  2. State Of Washington, V James John O'haganCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
  3. State Of Washington, V Pedro L. TomasCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
  4. State Of Washington, V Purcell D. Toston, Jr.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2018

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