State Patrol Upgrades DUI Breath-Test Machines
December 8, 2014
The Washington State Patrol is replacing its old breath-test machines with sleek, fast, new $9,500 devices that are used to test drivers arrested on…
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86 Year Old Drinks Brandy for Cough
December 1, 2014
An 86-year-old man who caused a three-car crash while driving the wrong way down I-5 November 24, 2014 admitted to drinking brandy beforehand to help with…
Read morePortable Breath Test for Marijuana on the Way?
November 30, 2014
The State of Washington has long had an ability to legally test a person’s breath for alcohol. Now it is searching for ways to test a person’s breath for…
Read morePot Sellers Preparing for the Holidays
November 25, 2014
From new marijuana strains for the holidays to gift sets and pot-and-pumpkin pies, the marijuana industry in Colorado is scrambling to get a piece of the…
Read moreThe Right Judge Could Make all the Difference
November 24, 2014
Recently Greg and I were asked if a case could be moved to another court, or at least could a new judge be appointed to the case. Well … moving the case…
Read moreSR that 22; Darn License Suspensions!
November 20, 2014
When a person is cited for DUI in Washington State, he faces the prospect of losing his privilege to drive. If the person is ‘convicted’ in a criminal…
Read moreWA State's First Marijuana Auction Brings in $600,000
November 18, 2014
Washington state's first marijuana auction brought in about $600,000. Fireweed Farms of Prosser sold about 300 pounds of pot to state-licensed processors…
Read moreElectronic Tickets Coming to Seattle
November 12, 2014
By sometime this next Summer a new ticketing system will be up and running in Seattle; Seattle police, in short order, will no longer be writing traffic…
Read moreFlightcar Lets Travelers Park for Free Except DUI Defendants
November 11, 2014
Travelers planning on leaving their cars at Sea-Tac Airport can park without paying at a lot on International Blvd. if they're willing to let Flightcar…
Read moreRestoration of Rights
November 10, 2014
Although in Washington you have the right to have a court restore your right to possess firearms if you have a conviction for a domestic-violence…
Read morePot Advocates Look to California Next
November 6, 2014
Marijuana advocates, fresh off victories for legal recreational pot in Oregon, Alaska and the nation's capital, are already preparing for their next…
Read moreDo Not Eat the Evidence!
November 5, 2014
Note to self – eating DUI evidence is probably not going to solve my problem; the government can still proceed on criminal charges against me. Apparently…
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