Seattle Gun Owners Beware
On July 9, 2018, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved two gun control regulations. These measures relate to the safe storage of firearms, and require ...
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Alcohol/ Drugs and Crime
In criminal cases it is common to have facts that involve alcohol and/or drugs. This is so because both obviously inhibit, or otherwise cloud, judgment, ...
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Licensing Change on the Horizon
Last year Washington lawmakers passed a measure creating a two-tiered licensing system. Jay Inslee – Washington State’s governor – thereafter signed the law into effect. ...
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Rental Cars and Privacy
One thing about folks in the US, we all cherish our constitutional rights. One constitutional principle we particularly hold onto tightly, is our right to ...
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Embezzle(theft)
What is embezzlement? Good question. It can be said that embezzlement is theft, but theft isn’t necessarily embezzlement. By its very nature, embezzlement involves a ...
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An Assault That Wasn’t?
What warrants the police and/or a prosecutor to pursue an arrest or a criminal charge? Apparently that is a good question; it is amazing how ...
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Bad Intention
It is, of course, never a good idea to knowingly or intentionally hit and run other cars, property or people. In fact, it is a ...
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Rights – Know Them, Exercise Them
Certainly no one ever wants to have an encounter with a police officer when his red and blue lights are flashing. These are pretty colors ...
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Truth [Un]conveyed
In criminal trials, witnesses (including victims and defendants) often provide testimony to the court that the judge and jury consider. When witnesses testify, they do ...
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Just Downright Cold
On Wednesday, January 30, 2018, Federal immigration authorities formalized – in writing – a policy to have deportation agents go to local courthouses and make ...
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