Will SPD be Held Accountable?
The officers apparently elected to enter the home because they were convinced that there was a report of someone attempting to jump or push someone ...
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What is Disorderly Conduct?
In the State of Washington, disorderly conduct laws are in place to make unruly or obnoxious conduct illegal in public. These types of laws can ...
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A Rush to Judgement by Law Enforcement?
tackling and arrest of a health care worker during the height of the Covid 19 pandemic.
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What is a Right to a Fair Trial?
The right to a fair trial is an essential aspect of the justice system. This fundamental right applies to both civil and criminal cases. But what does ...
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SPD Ruses Under the Spot Light?
Seattle police are now officially prohibited from deliberately misinforming (in certain circumstances) a citizen by way of a ruse in the hopes of developing proof ...
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What is Accomplice Liability?
In criminal law, complicity is the act of assisting, encouraging, or soliciting another individual to commit a crime. Common law refers to this as aiding ...
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What Will be the Impact of New Public Use Ordinance?
Seattle law enforcement personnel started enforcing the new public drug use ordinance
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What is Double Jeopardy?
In criminal law, “double jeopardy” refers to protections that prohibits the government to not prosecute someone in criminal court more than once for the same offense. Double ...
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Ghost Guns Legal?
The United States Supreme Court again reiterated what it had said just two short months ago – while appeals rage, President Biden’s administration can continue ...
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What is a No-Contact Order?
No-contact orders typically belong between family law and criminal law. A no-contact order is usually the result of allegations of domestic violence, although they can ...
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