Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorneys For The Tacoma Area
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Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorneys
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What is an Arraignment? First, you may be asking yourself, what is an arraignment? An arraignment is usually the initial court proceeding in a criminal case. At the arraignment, the prosecutor formally presents the charges to the Court and the defendant. The Court...
How are courts dealing with criminal cases during the pandemic.
After being arrested with a driving under the influence (DUI) charge, the individual facing the charges may not be clear on what to expect next. A defense attorney will begin to work immediately on either getting the charges dropped or reduced to a lesser...
The news is filled with stories about people getting arrested. You’ve also probably read about innocent people getting arrested, convicted, and spending years in prison before being released. The message is that even if you don’t think you will ever be arrested, the...
Work Release in Washington DUI Cases Work release facilities are meant to provide a bridge for an individual between life in prison and being back in the community. Work release allows individuals to focus on their transition from incarceration to freedom, while...
A Superstar Detained By now, we’ve all seen video of Seattle Seahawks star, Michael Bennett, running from a shooter at a Las Vegas casino. Opinions generally fall into one of two camps. The first is that Bennett shouldn’t have run from police, and the other is that...
Finally, there is some great news for people whose Second Amendment (2A) rights were improperly denied. The FBI’s The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) website again has an appeals page. Many firearms owners and hopeful gun purchasers were...
Police shot Charles Kinsey. Video showed him on the ground with raised hands. Is anyone accountable when police murder? The answer might be no. Washington State formed a task force to reduce law enforcement-involved shootings. The law that protects police officers...
Offenders Got Too Little Treatment Judges in Washington State routinely gave too little treatment to sex offenders. The problem was caused by incorrect sentencing language on a court form. Courts have been relying on that form since 2008. As a result, many sex...
For those of you that believe that innocent people do not confess to crimes they did not commit, you may want to take a look at the Brendon Dassey case. A Federal Court overturned his conviction because of a false confession. Police obtained the confession by using...