A Rush to Judgement by Law Enforcement?
November 7, 2023
SQ Attorneys Rough treatment by law enforcement has resulted in a $75K payout to the victim in Snohomish County. The county agreed to settle the case…
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What is a Right to a Fair Trial?
November 5, 2023
The right to a fair trial is an essential aspect of the justice system. This fundamental right applies to both civil and criminal cases. But what does a…
Read moreSPD Ruses Under the Spot Light?
November 3, 2023
SQ Attorneys Seattle police are now officially prohibited from deliberately misinforming (in certain circumstances) a citizen by way of a ruse in the…
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What is Accomplice Liability?
October 29, 2023
In criminal law, complicity is the act of assisting, encouraging, or soliciting another individual to commit a crime. Common law refers to this as aiding…
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What Will be the Impact of New Public Use Ordinance?
October 27, 2023
SQ Attorneys Last week Seattle law enforcement personnel started enforcing Seattle's new public drug use ordinance. The ordinance is essentially the same…
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What is Double Jeopardy?
October 22, 2023
In criminal law, "double jeopardy" refers to protections that prohibits the government to not prosecute someone in criminal court more than once for the…
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Ghost Guns Legal?
October 17, 2023
SQ Attorneys On Monday the United States Supreme Court again reiterated what it had said just two short months ago – while appeals rage, President Biden’s…
Read moreWhat is a No-Contact Order?
October 15, 2023
No-contact orders typically belong between family law and criminal law. A no-contact order is usually the result of allegations of domestic violence,…
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Ticket Expired?
October 11, 2023
SQ Attorneys Some traffic tickets in Seattle are no longer valid because the time for collecting the penalty on them has expired. Nearly 100,000 automatic…
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What is a Right to a Speedy Trial?
October 8, 2023
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees each and ever criminal defendant the right to a speedy trial by an impartial jury. Criminal…
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Why did SPD drop Body Camera Footage Program?
October 5, 2023
SQ Attorneys Recently, the Seattle Police Department canceled their contract with a firm that analyzes body camera video footage. The contract had…
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Military DUI v. Civilian DUI?
September 28, 2023
If you're facing a military or civil DUI, the charges could impact you in both worlds. When a service member is charged with a DUI on a military base,…
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