Thompson v. Department of Licensing

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1999-08-19

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Talmadge, J. — We must decide in this case if an allegedly erroneous decision in a criminal proceeding, from which the State declined to appeal, has preclusive effect in a subsequent administrative action by a State agency against the same individual. Applying our traditional test for collateral estoppel, we hold the decision in the criminal proceeding precludes a different decision in a subsequent administrative action on the sa…

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