Legal Opinion
State v. Vasquez
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 27, 2001No. 19493-1-IIIPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
34 P.3d 1255 (2001)
109 Wash.App. 310
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Ramiro Corona VASQUEZ, Appellant.
No. 19493-1-III.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.
November 27, 2001.
Paul J. Wasson, Spokane, for appellant.
Edward A. Owens, Deputy Prosecuting Atty., Ephrata, for respondent.
SWEENEY, J.
Collateral estoppel precludes relitigation of an issue already decided. The doctrine reflects our legal system's emphasis on finality. State v. Barnes, 85 Wash.App. 638, 652-53, 932 P.2d 669 (1997). Here, a Department of Licensing hearing officer concluded that a Quincy police sergeant did not have…
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