Arraignment Proceedings
So you have committed a crime and now you want to know what happens next? Once a crime has been committed and the police officers ...
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Once Bitten, Once Charged
Sometimes a night of heavy drinking can lead to something other than a DUI, as one woman recently found out. She has been charged with ...
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Extradition from Foreign Countries
Extradition laws give a nation the ability to hand over someone to another nation for purposes of criminal trial or punishment. Whether someone can be ...
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Decision Making Powers – Criminal Law
In each and every State, the Prosecutors have the power to decide whether or not to charge a particular defendant and which charges to file. ...
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2018 Amendments Impact Adimissibility
As if it weren’t already immensely difficult to get into Canada after being convicted of a DUI or Physical Control in Washington State, in 2018 ...
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A Search Gone Arigh
Both our State and U.S. constitutions allow for people to be protected from unlawful searches and seizures. This protection is found in the Fourth Amendment, ...
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International Extradition Laws
Extradition laws give a nation the ability to hand over someone to another nation for purposes of criminal trial or punishment. Whether someone can be ...
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Eligibility for Expungement
When expungement of an arrest or conviction is an option in a state or county, in most instances a person’s criminal record must meet certain ...
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Compounded Problem Abound
When things are bad, it is always a good idea to not compound the situation with another bad decision. Apparently, one Pennsylvania woman didn’t get ...
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TOWtally Unconstitutional
Last week the Washington State Supreme Court elected to uphold citizen privacy rights and struck down “Hailey’s Law” (RCW 46.55.360) as an unconstitutional invasion of ...
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