Filing Decisions by Prosecutors
July 28, 2019
Under the criminal justice system, prosecutors have been given the authority to decide whether or not to charge a particular defendant and which charges…
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So You're Saying There's a Chance ...
July 22, 2019
SQ Attorneys One of the biggest consequences of a DUI conviction - beyond jail time, fines, loss of privilege to drive, probation, high risk insurance and…
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Federal Rules of Evidence Explained
July 19, 2019
The law of criminal evidence governs how parties, judges, and juries offer and evaluate the various forms of proof at trial. In some ways, evidence is an…
Read moreGovernment Snowed by Mobile
July 17, 2019
SQ Attorneys In Washington, a person commits theft of a motor vehicle by stealing a vehicle regardless of the value of the vehicle. Theft of a motor…
Read moreStop and Frisk Laws
July 15, 2019
You are minding your business on a street corner, when suddenly a police officer comes forward and asks you something. When you hesitate in responding, he…
Read moreCan I Reverse a Criminal Conviction?
July 12, 2019
If you have been convicted of a crime and believe the guilty verdict or your plea was in error, you will want to pursue the reversal of that conviction.…
Read moreDon't Jump!
July 9, 2019
SQ Attorneys As the boating season gets into full swing, and with Seafair weekend right around the corner, we at SQ Attorneys just wanted to post a slice…
Read moreComfort in the Cuff
July 2, 2019
SQ Attorneys Earlier this year the Seattle Police Department (“SPD”) began phasing out its old uncomfortable handcuffs with ones that were … well … simply…
Read moreScram Alcohol Monitoring
July 2, 2019
Many jurisdictions have started using SCRAM bracelets to monitor alcohol use following certain DUI convictions. SCRAM is short for Secure Continuous…
Read moreKCSO Aims to Curb Violent Crime
June 25, 2019
SQ Attorneys Be advised - the King County Sheriff's Office is stepping up patrols in White Center, a neighborhood in unincorporated King County,…
Read moreChild Abandonment Laws
June 24, 2019
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…
Read moreIt is in the Blood, or is it?
June 18, 2019
SQ Attorneys Only time will tell, but apparently there is a fair to decent chance that potentially hundreds of Washington State DUI blood draw cases may…
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