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• Ruling tosses out sanction of lawyer

  May 4, 2013 in City on Page B1 The likelihood of finding an attorney willing to work for free got a boost this week. Appellate judges overturned a $70,000 sanction imposed against a Spokane attorney who had volunteered … 8

• Restitution ruling to get new look

  January 9, 2013 in City on Page A5 A judge who suggested a swindler could afford to pay more in restitution if he stopped renting a home on 40 acres, gave up cable and quit tithing will have … 1

• Medical marijuana dispenser’s conviction overturned

  December 12, 2012 in City on Page A1 The drug-trafficking convictions of the man who operated Spokane’s first medical marijuana dispensary were reversed Tuesday in a state Appeals Court ruling that also appears to clear the way for … 9

• Appeals Court sides with pot dispensaries

  December 11, 2012 in City The drug-trafficking convictions of the man who operated Spokane’s first medical marijuana dispensary were reversed today in a ruling that also appears to clear the way for commercial dispensaries to … 28

• Appeal denied in grisly killing

  February 8, 2012 in City on Page A5 A decision Tuesday by appellate judges most likely ended all legal recourse for a man convicted of killing his 19-year-old employee in a brutal slaying that will forever haunt a …

• ‘Dangerous’ offender returns to jail on probation violation

  March 16, 2011 in City on Page A5 A convicted killer and rapist deemed so dangerous that prosecutors said they wished his 19-year prison term had been longer is back in jail after serving just half of his … 2