The INDEPENDENT, July 5, 2012
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Roommate guilty in death of Rachel Law Forum will focus on proposal to ship
Karin M. Depee, 62, Clark
County, Washington, on June
21, pleaded guilty to second-
Police/Court Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A&D, Alcohol &
Drug; DUII, Driving Under the In-
fluence of Intoxicants; BUII, Boat-
ing Under the Influence of Intoxi-
cants; CCSO, Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office; DWS, Driving
While License is Suspended; MIP,
Minor In Possession of Intoxi-
cants; MV, Motor Vehicle Acci-
dent; PCS, Possession of Con-
trolled Substance; ODL, Oregon
Driver License; FTA, Failure to Ap-
pear in Court; NTSI, National Traf-
fic Safety Institute; DA, District At-
torney; VIP, Victim Impact Panel;
FF&A, Fines, Fees and Assess-
ments.
degree manslaughter and was
sentenced to 21 months in
prison.
Depee had been paid to re-
mind her roommate, Rachel
Law, to take her medication,
but was not Law’s caregiver.
Depee called Law’s mother,
Gail Law, of Vernonia, and told
her Law had collapsed. Gail
Vernonia Justice Court
June 19 - 26, 2012
Cody A. Toward, 26, Vernon-
ia, FTA on Possession of <1 oz.
Marijuana; 6 month ODL Sus-
pension, $1,147 FF&A.
Traffic.......................... 4
Dog............................. 1
Law told Depee to call 9-1-1,
but Depee did not do so. Evi-
dence given at the sentencing
indicated that Depee’s mental
functioning is at best that of a
sixth-grader.
Gail Law called 9-1-1 and
her daughter was admitted to
Southwest Washington Med-
ical Center, where she died.
The cause of death was given
as pneumonia, but was ruled a
homicide based on Depee’s
“deliberate act of not providing
medical treatment”.
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has been a great deal of confu-
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concerns and questions about
how the coal project would im-
pact the livability and economic
viability of our county.”
There will be time for ques-
tions and answers, and rele-
vant questions that are not an-
swered during the forum will be
addressed after the event on
the CCCHD webpage. This fo-
rum is part of the ongoing
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series of CCCHD. Previous
topics have included discus-
sions of efforts to expand and
limit democratic participation in
our country, and candidate fo-
rums.
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