State Supreme Court / Wash.

State v. Watson

Decided July 25, 2002. Charles Z. Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

146 Wash. 2d 947 · Cited 208 times

Authorship attributed by a unique court + date + surname match against our roster (CourtListener recorded no author id for this opinion); verify against the official text. How we match.

Precedents cited (22) ↓Cited by (25) ↓

Official text

Read the full opinion (CourtListener)

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

State v. Keller · 143 Wash. 2d 267
State v. Sullivan · 143 Wash. 2d 162
State v. Akin · 892 P.2d 774
Cockle v. Department of Labor & Industries · 142 Wash. 2d 801
Washington State Coalition for the Homeless v. Department of Social & Health Services · 133 Wash. 2d 894
State v. Elgin · 825 P.2d 314
State v. Rice · 655 P.2d 1145
State v. McGee · 864 P.2d 912
Progressive Animal Welfare Society v. University of Washington · 790 P.2d 604
State v. Taylor · 649 P.2d 633
State v. Board of Yakima County Commissioners · 869 P.2d 56
DeGrief v. City of Seattle · 297 P.2d 940
State v. J.H. · 96 Wash. App. 167
Associated Gen. Contractors of Washington v. KING CTY. · 881 P.2d 996
Cockle v. Dept. of Labor and Industries · 16 P.3d 583
Davis v. Department of Licensing · 137 Wash. 2d 957
Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma · 998 P.2d 884
Western Telepage, Inc. v. City of Tacoma Department of Financing · 140 Wash. 2d 599
State v. Sullivan · 19 P.3d 1012
State v. JH · 978 P.2d 1121
State v. Lee · 132 Wash. 2d 498
State v. Lee · 939 P.2d 1223

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

American Continental Ins. Co. v. Steen · 91 P.3d 864
American Continental Insurance v. Steen · 151 Wash. 2d 512
State v. IKC · 248 P.3d 145
State v. Hogan · 192 P.3d 915
Neilson Ex Rel. Crump v. Blanchette · 201 P.3d 1089
State v. Chhom · 173 P.3d 234
Neilson ex rel. Crump v. Blanchette · 149 Wash. App. 111
AUDIT & ADJUSTMENT CO. v. Earl · 267 P.3d 441
SPRINT INTERN. v. Department of Revenue · 226 P.3d 253
State v. I.K.C. · 160 Wash. App. 660
In re the Marriage of McCausland · 159 Wash. 2d 607
State v. Beaver · 148 Wash. 2d 338
State v. Beaver · 60 P.3d 586
State v. Jackson · 187 P.3d 321
State Ex Rel. MMG v. Graham · 152 P.3d 1005
State ex rel. M.M.G. v. Graham · 159 Wash. 2d 623
State v. Hogan · 145 Wash. App. 210
McCausland v. McCausland · 152 P.3d 1013
Estate of Bunch v. McGraw Residential Center · 159 Wash. App. 852
ESTATE OF BUNCH EX REL. BUNCH v. McGRAW RESIDENTIAL CTR. · 248 P.3d 565
Wachovia SBA Lending, Inc. v. Kraft · 200 P.3d 683
In re the Personal Restraint of Skylstad · 160 Wash. 2d 944
State v. Chhom · 162 Wash. 2d 451
State v. Jackson · 145 Wash. App. 814
State v. Stratton · 124 P.3d 660

Explore from here

Charles Z. Smith’s Judicial Record · Wash. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).