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State v. Dugan - Criminal Appeal

The Washington Court of Appeals, Division I filed an opinion in State v. Dugan on April 20, 2026. The case is an appeal from a King County Superior Court judgment filed September 15, 2023, with Honorable Kenneth L Schubert presiding. The panel consists of Bill Bowman (author), Janet Chung, and Lori Smith.

State v. Blackburn - Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part

The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed most of Blackburn's convictions for incest and rape of a child while reversing Count 8 for insufficient evidence. The court agreed that law enforcement violated Blackburn's state constitutional privacy rights by obtaining his bank card and purchase history without a warrant under article I, section 7, but held the error was harmless. The case was remanded for resentencing on counts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7.