State v. Fitzgerald - Criminal Appeal
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The Washington Court of Appeals has issued an unpublished opinion in the case of State v. Fitzgerald. The opinion, authored by Judge Bradley Maxa, addresses an appeal from a Cowlitz Superior Court judgment. The case was filed on March 24, 2026.
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This document is an unpublished opinion from the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, in the case of State of Washington v. Christopher R. Fitzgerald. The opinion, filed on March 24, 2026, concerns an appeal from a judgment entered in Cowlitz Superior Court (Docket No. 21-1-00812-1) on June 10, 2024. The specific legal issues and the court's ruling are detailed within the opinion, which is not to be cited per GR 14.1(a).
For legal professionals and criminal defendants involved in appeals, this opinion provides precedent within the specific appellate division, though its unpublished nature limits its precedential value. Counsel should review the opinion for arguments and outcomes relevant to similar cases. The filing date of the opinion is March 24, 2026, and the underlying judgment was filed on June 10, 2024.
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DO NOT CITE. SEE GR 14.1(a).
Court of Appeals Division II
State of Washington
Opinion Information Sheet
| Docket Number: | 59793-4 |
| Title of Case: | State Of Washington, Respondent V. Christopher R. Fitzgerald, Appellant |
| File Date: | 03/24/2026 |
SOURCE OF APPEAL
| Appeal from Cowlitz Superior Court | |
| Docket No: | 21-1-00812-1 |
| Judgment or order under review | |
| Date filed: | 06/10/2024 |
| Judge signing: | Honorable Patricia M Fassett |
JUDGES
| Authored by | Bradley Maxa |
| Concurring: | Bernard Veljacic |
| | Erik Price |
COUNSEL OF RECORD
| Counsel for Appellant(s) | |
| | Stephanie Alice Taplin |
| | Harris Taplin Law Office |
| | Po Box 328 |
| | Silverdale, WA, 98383-0328 |
| Counsel for Respondent(s) | |
| | Prosecuting Attorney Cowlitz County |
| | Cowlitz Cnty Prosecuting Attorney |
| | 312 Sw First Avenue |
| | Kelso, WA, 98626 |
| | |
| | Alysa Sue Draper-Dehart |
| | Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney |
| | 312 Sw 1st Ave First Floor |
| | Kelso, WA, 98626-1724 |
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