The State of Washington v. Bruce Buckner, Grays Harbor County cause # 01-1-00592-1: Bruce Buckner had suffered from Crohn's disease for thirty years before he was arrested for growing 56 small marijuana plants in his home. Bruce was arrested and exercised his Miranda rights before officer's asked for his medical marijuana documentation. Officers did discover medical recommendations for Bruce and another qualified patient at the time of the arrest, but the technicalities of Shepherd leave Bruce without an affirmative defense to charges of "manufacturing with intent to deliver". Douglas Hiatt has been associated on this case, pro bono, since mid 2002 and has recruited noted appellate attorney Suzanne Elliott, Esquire for assistance in Appellate briefs. After seven months of motions, Hiatt is now preparing for a March 2003 evidentiary hearing where facts will be established and testimony will be taken for the trial court and to preserve and develop the record for Appellate and Supreme Court motions that will be required to rescue Bruce's case following the certainty of conviction due to technical conditions set forth in the Shepherd Opinion.