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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Criminal Attorneys – Doors Reopen at DOC Facilities
This week the Washington State Department of Corrections resumed in-person visitations at all of its facilities for spouses, parents, children and other loved ones. Approved ...
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Constitutional Rights Seemingly Expanded
Last week the United States Supreme Court expanded our federal constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. The esteemed court ruled that a person shot ...
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Sticks and Stones?
Are hate crimes on the rise in King County? In 2020, the King County Prosecutor’s Office filed 56 hate crime cases. That was 17 more ...
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SMC’s VirtualPalooza has Arrived
Although Seattle Municipal Court was one of the last courts in Western Washington to go virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has taken the lead ...
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Is Non-Violent Crime Policing a Thing of the Past?
Is law enforcement in Washington getting close to not enforcing non-violent crimes? That is what one Texas police association president is asking officers to do ...
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Surrender that Weapon!?
Recently the Washington State legislature passed legislation (SHB 2622, effective June 11, 2020) enabling courts to take more aggressive measures when a person has been ...
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DUI’s not Pandemic Proof
Notwithstanding the fact that Covid – 19 has us all on lock-down, people are still getting stopped and cited for DUI … and the courts ...
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On the Rise
As domestic violence related incidents have spiked during the Covid-19 outbreak, so too has officers’ ‘use-of-force’. In fact, two such incidents took place in just ...
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New Troopers take to the Road
As many Seattle Criminal Defense Attorneys know, on March 13th of this year 42 new Troopers received their commission from the Washington State Patrol and ...
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