Ratings & Reviews
Minor Marijuana Charges: The Jurisdictional Vagaries
- posted: May 01, 2010
From where I sit writing this post you could draw a 100 mile circle and encompass numerous different prosecutorial jurisdictions. Snohomish County, King County, Pierce County, Thurston County, Skagit County. Read More
Deferred Sentences in Washington
- posted: Mar. 14, 2010
A deferred sentence is a type of sentence where upon completion of the terms (fine, community service, restitution, etc.) and the expiration of a certain time period, the charge is Read More
Expungement - Legal Unicorn or Justice Found?
- posted: Feb. 17, 2010
"Expungement" is the term most commonly associated with "cleaning up" a criminal history. However, in the State of Washington that term does not appear in any statute. Here, the term Read More
Strangers in a Strange Land
- posted: Feb. 17, 2010
A wise paralegal I worked with always reminded me how frightening it is for someone to be facing a criminal charge or accusation. She spent a lot of time talking Read More
Perjury Indictment against cops in Miami
- posted: Feb. 12, 2010
Do police officers ever lie during testimony? Federal prosecutors in Miami appear to think so www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1475862.html.In this Miami case, an old law school friend from Northeastern, D'Arsey Houlihan and his Read More
Without a Net
- posted: Feb. 10, 2010
Being a criminal defendant, defense attorney, police officer, prosecutor or even judge, ain't the easiest way to live. Each has its own stresses, moral challenges, and, occasionally, heroic triumphs. This Read More