Assault 4 Domestic Violence – Self Defense – Dismissed Client was arrested and charged with assault fourth degree domestic violence when his ex called police and reported that he had pulled her hair and struck her several times. Officers showed up to their home and my client had injuries to him and was calm with … Read more
Immigration Arrests and Criminal Records Since the new administration has increased the enforcement of immigration laws, it is more important than ever to up your criminal record if you are not a U.S. Citizen. Washington law allows you to clean up your criminal record by vacating your criminal history. Vacating a conviction withdraws your guilty plea … Read more
Judge Acquits Client on Rape Charge My client, Tremaine Rambo, won a huge victory today when the court acquitted him on the charge of Attempted Rape in the Second Degree. Tremaine was charged with the offense after he attacked a woman of Burnt Bridge Creek Trail, in Vancouver, Washington, in late April of this … Read more
Supreme Court Rules That Police Must Get a Warrant Prior to Searching Cell Phone The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 25, 2014 that, pursuant to the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, police must obtain a warrant to search a suspect’s cell phone. Chief Justice John Robert authored the opinion that shot … Read more
New Domestic Violence Gun Law Goes into Effect On June 12, 2014, Washington enacted a new firearms restriction that was passed on March 28. Governor Jay Inslee signed into law House Bill 1840 or The Domestic Violence Gun Law Bill, which allows a judge to require a person to surrender their firearms if that … Read more
DUI Reduced to Negligent Driving My client was charged with a DUI with a BAC of over .13. After filing motions to suppress evidence and diligent work we managed to get a plea bargain to a reduced charge of Negligent Driving. This particular case the police had made errors in their investigation which were … Read more
New DUI Laws for 2014 Starting January 1, 2014, the state of Washington will roll out the remainder of DUI laws that were signed by Governor Inslee earlier this year. The full detailed list of changes to the DUI law can be found here. The final set of laws that go into effect starting this … Read more
Not Guilty, Dismissal and Mistrial After a 3 day trial in Clark County Superior Court on the Charges of Theft 2, and 3 counts of Cyberstalking, the jury returned a Not Guilty verdict on one court of cyberstalking. The jury was unable to come to a decision on the Theft 2 and another count … Read more
New DUI Laws in Washington Washington’s new DUI legislation is going into effect. Below I have included a summary of the major changes to the law. Concentration (RCW 46.61.502) Still .08 for alcohol, but 5.00 NPM for Non-carboxy THC, or 0.00 NPM if client is under 21 For CDL it is “any measurable … Read more
Felony Hit and Run Vacated My client was convicted over 10 years ago on a felony hit and run. He called my office and I vacated the conviction. In Washington, after you successfully have a conviction vacated, you can legally tell employers that you have never been convicted of that crime. RCW 9.94a.640. Remember, there … Read more