Employer Background Checks and DUI
A DUI conviction, or even an impaired driving charge that does not end in a conviction, may negatively impact one’s career, particularly if an offender ...
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Arraignment and First Appearances
If you have been charged with a criminal offense, the judge will formally state the charges against you the first time you enter the courthouse. ...
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The Good, The Bad, The IID
It is a well-known fact that in Washington State ignition interlock devices (IID) are required if a person is convicted for DUI. The amount of ...
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Rules Are Made to be Followed
One of the cardinal rules in all criminal cases is that the parties must not ‘hide their cards’. In other words, there is a ‘discovery’ ...
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Fifth Amendment Rights
The Miranda warnings should be read to you any time you are arrested. A police officer or other official must, by law, tell you the ...
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Overview of Search and Seizure Laws
It is the end of the year, and the start of a new decade. Let us review the laws pertaining to search and seizure. Whenever ...
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Signal Your Turn, Its the Law!
The Washington State Supreme Court has spoken – always use your turn signal to change lanes or make a turn. There are no exceptions, period. ...
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Chicanery A-Foot in Bellingham?
Can police officers abuse their authority? Well, at least one Bellingham man sure thinks so. He is electing to sue the City of Bellingham because ...
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Criminal Charges in Juvenile Court
We here at SQ Attorneys focus our practice on criminal defense, which includes the defense of juveniles in juvenile court. When children commit crimes, regardless ...
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Tragedy Strikes, Lesson Learned
Sadly a man in our Monroe, Washington prison facility recently died because of – essentially – incompetent governmental bureaucracy. A report signed by an Ombuds ...
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