Criminal Law Insights

Plain-English guidance on Washington DUI, criminal, and traffic law — updated regularly by our attorneys.

Taboo Tattoo - No Longer

April 9, 2020

SQ Attorneys There once was a time that tattoos were taboo – especially for government employees. In essence a ‘deal breaker’ for employment. The State of…

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Driving While High

April 6, 2020

If you think that Driving while under the influence of marijuana is harmless, you might want to think again. Two recent studies have concluded that car…

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A Palm-Greasing Gone Awry

March 30, 2020

SQ Attorneys Earlier this month - before all of this stay-at-home business - an intoxicated man in Yakima County, Washington, who was involved in a fender…

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The Corona and Curfew Laws

March 25, 2020

Unprecedented times we are currently living in. The corona virus has impacted the world and different countries and states in the United States are…

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New Troopers take to the Road

March 24, 2020

SQ Attorneys As many Seattle Criminal Defense Attorneys know, on March 13th of this year 42 new Troopers received their commission from the Washington…

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No Refusal Weekend in the Books

March 17, 2020

SQ Attorneys DUI Attorneys Even with the continuing spread of the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic - and the ever increasing clamp down to keep people out of…

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Recording the Police

March 17, 2020

As much as police would like to fight it, there is no longer any way to contain people recording them in public. Smartphones are everywhere. It may be…

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Abandoning a Child

March 9, 2020

Child abandonment occurs when a parent, guardian, or person in charge of a child either deserts a child without any regard for the child's physical…

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Let There be Fireworks?

March 5, 2020

SQ Attorneys Although still months away, there have already been rumblings about the danger of fireworks and the Fourth of July holiday. Of course,…

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Statute of Limitations

March 2, 2020

A statute of limitations is a law that forbids prosecutors from charging someone with a crime that was committed more than a specified number of years…

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