New Instrument, New Issues
October 15, 2018
SQ Attorneys Roughly 5 years ago Washington State started replacing their outdated breath test instruments with the German made Draeger-AlcoTest 9510. The…
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Crime and Punishment
October 15, 2018
After a criminal defendant is convicted or pleads guilty, a judge will decide on the appropriate punishment during the sentencing phase of a criminal…
Read moreIt can Happen to Just About Anyone
October 9, 2018
SQ Attorneys While it is true that anyone can get a DUI after consuming too much alcohol, smoking too much pot or even taking prescription…
Read moreInvestigating Minors
October 5, 2018
Everyone knows the iconic phrase "you have the right to remain silent." It's usually the first thing that police tell someone when taking them into…
Read moreA Curtilage Search
October 3, 2018
SQ Attorneys Curtilage is defined as - an area of land attached to a house and forming one enclosure with it. So, does a person potentially have greater…
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DNA Evidence Explained
October 1, 2018
The advent of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) evidence is one of the best examples of how much technology has altered the criminal justice landscape,…
Read moreOne Way ... Or the Other
September 24, 2018
SQ Attorneys A Florida man was bound to go down one way or another. Either the carcinogenic smoke from his cigarettes, or the 14 felonies and 31…
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Number of Criminal Appeals
September 21, 2018
The final judgment of a lower court, usually the trial court, can be appealed to the next higher court one time only. Thus, the total number of appeals…
Read moreA Seattle Ordinance in the Works
September 18, 2018
SQ Attorneys As has been widely noted over the past few weeks and months, the City of Seattle is looking at ways to promote safer gun storage. This comes…
Read moreClassification of Crimes
September 11, 2018
Most criminal systems for states across the United States divide their crimes into several different categories depending on how serious they are. This…
Read moreHOV Cheaters Beware
September 10, 2018
SQ Attorneys As anyone who drives in Western Washington knows … traffic can be a real bear. It can often involve hours of sitting and lots of stop and go…
Read moreWays To Reverse a Conviction
September 10, 2018
Appeals judges generally defer to trial court findings, particularly findings of fact as opposed to matters of law. Courts rarely overturn lower court…
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