The Backlog of All Backlogs
Criminal charging in-and-around King County has grinded to a halt. Criminal cases all start with an arraignment. An arraignment is where a defendant is formerly ...
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- February 1, 2021
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Accountability – Front and Center
By now, we all know the issues surrounding police and their use of force. It has been a hot topic for many, many months. Today, ...
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- January 25, 2021
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All the Rage
As the pandemic rages on in King County, so too do some types of crimes. Case in point – Car-jackings. They are up 40% in ...
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- January 23, 2021
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To Release or Not – a Judge’s Dilemma
Recently, a King County Court Judge released a suspect who allegedly admitted to being responsible for vandalizing a Starbucks coffee shop on President Biden’s inauguration ...
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- January 11, 2021
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Sticks and Stones?
Are hate crimes on the rise in King County? In 2020, the King County Prosecutor’s Office filed 56 hate crime cases. That was 17 more ...
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- January 8, 2021
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Records, Records, Records
Many times over the past several years people have asked SQ Attorneys how they can access their King County court records. The answer is that ...
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- December 28, 2020
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Tailored Warnings in our Future?
Washington DC could be on to something that Washington (and other states/ cities) may soon emulate – sending serious, and tailored, warning notices to bad ...
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- December 23, 2020
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Bellevue’s Swing and Sting
As in years past, the Bellevue Police Department (the “BPD“) recently elected to ‘swing for the fences‘ and crack down on the ever burgeoning ...
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- December 16, 2020
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SMC’s VirtualPalooza has Arrived
Although Seattle Municipal Court was one of the last courts in Western Washington to go virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has taken the lead ...
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- December 7, 2020
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Trials by Jury Suspended – For Now
On December 4, 2020 amid increasing positive test numbers for Covid-19, Judge Fair, the presiding judge for Snohomish County District Courts, extended the suspension of ...
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