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Blood
City of Kent v. Beigh, 145 Wn.2d 33, 32 P.3d 258 (2001)

Collateral Estoppel
Thompson v. Department of Licensing, 138 Wn.2d 783, 982 P.2d 601 (1999)

Confrontation Right
Lytle v. Department of Licensing, 94 Wn. App. 357, 971 P.2d 969 (1999)

Field Sobriety Tests
City of Seattle v. Stalsbroten, 138 Wn.2d 227, 978 P.2d 1059 (1999)
Hienemann v. Whitman, 105 Wn.2d 796, 718 P.2d 789 (1986)

Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
State v. Baity, 140 Wn.2d 1, 991 P.2d 1151 (2000)

Implied Consent Warnings
Department of Licensing v. Grewal, 108 Wn. App. 815, 33 P.3d 94 (2001)
State v. Bostrom, 127 Wn.2d 580, 902 P.2d 157 (1995)

Interrogation
State v. Johnson, 48 Wn. App. 681, 739 P.2d 1209 (1987)

Language – Interpreters
State v. Prok, 107 Wn.2d 153, 727 P.2d 652 (1986)

Probable Cause
State v. Gillenwater, 96 Wn. App. 667, 980 P.2d 318 (1999)
Bokor v. Department of Licensing, 74 Wn. App. 523, 874 P.2d 168 (1994)
O'Neill v. Department of Licensing, 62 Wn. App. 112, 813 P.2d 166 (1991)

Refusal
Rockwell v. Department of Licensing, 94 Wn. App. 531, 972 P.2d 1276 (1999)
Department of Licensing v. Lax, 125 Wn.2d 818, 888 P.2d 1190 (1995)
State v. Long, 113 Wn.2d 266, 778 P.2d 1027 (1989)

Safely Off the Road
State v. Votava, 149 Wn.2d 178, 66 P.3d 1050 (2003)

Sentencing
Walla Walla v. Greene, Docket Number 75108-1 (2005)

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