Watch What you Say!
In our personal lives we sometimes make statements to loved ones out of anger, irritation and pure frustration. Relationships are rarely ‘peaches and cream’. Some ...
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- December 3, 2015
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Bad Acts May not Come Back to Haunt After All
Can someone’s prior abusive history be used against him in a domestic violence related trial? Well, the Washington Court of Appeals recently considered that very ...
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- November 11, 2015
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What's the Deal with DV Sentencings
Criminal cases in Washington State are serious matters that can impact both a person’s personal as well as their professional life; people face the prospect ...
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- October 30, 2015
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Multi-Language DV Awareness Campaign Initiated
And … the crackdown on domestic violence related crimes continues in Seattle. On October 22, 2015 the Seattle City Mayor’s Office joined Clear Channel Outdoor ...
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- October 9, 2015
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Why no Dismissal?
People charged with domestic violence related crimes often don’t understand why their case is not NCF’d (no complaint filed) or summarily dismissed if the alleged victim ...
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- October 5, 2015
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DVPT … what the heck is it?
Many folks we meet with for domestic violence related crimes ask, ‘what is this Domestic Violence Perpetrator Treatment (‘DVPT’) program the prosecutor keeps talking about?’ ...
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- September 18, 2015
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DV impacts Right to Bear Arms
The tragedy at Marysville-Pilchuck High School last October wherein Jaylen Fryberg killed himself and several classmates resulted, in part, from the actions of his father. ...
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- May 11, 2015
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VP Biden's call for Heigtened Awareness Undoubtedly Increases the number of Criminal Complaints Filed
Like DUI’s, domestic violence is getting a ton of exposure over this past year. The latest hyperbole of exposure in Seattle revolves around the Seattle Seahawks first ...
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- May 2, 2015
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Take a Page out of the Bama Playbook Prosecutors
Recently there was an interesting outcome in an Alabama domestic violence case involving a University of Alabama football player, Cyrus Jones. In dismissing the case ...
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- April 12, 2015
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It Bears Repeating …
It cannot be said enough and bears repeating …when the police are called during a domestic dispute in Seattle or King County, Washington an arrest ...
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