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On September 29, 2006, Stafford County, Virginia Sherrif Deputy Peter Nelson and a number of other officers were investigating a burglary. The officers believed that the perpetrator had fled the scene. In order to contain and capture the suspect the officers set up a perimeter around the area using police vehicles with their overhead lights [...]
A recent Texas case addressed the reasoanbleness of the methods used to forcefully obtain a blood draw. In State v. Johnston, 2009 WL 3720156, the Defendant refused to submit to a blood draw. A warrant was obtained and a sample of her blood was obtained against her will. The sample was taken the police station [...]
Scott Winebrenner and Jesus Quezada were on deferred prosecutions in the City of Seattle for seperate DUI offenses. Both committed and were sentenced on new DUI charges. The Seattle Municipal Court judge revoked their deferred prosecutions and proceeded to sentencing. The Assistant City Attorney argued that the new DUIs should be considered “prior DUIs” for [...]
Did you know you can be found guilty of “DUI” simply by sitting behind the wheel of your car while over the legal limit? “Physical Control” is essentially the same crime as DUI without the driving element (.08% or higher within 2 hours of being in control of a vehcile). The potential and minimum punishments [...]
Changes in the Washington State time for trial rules in 2003 have caused many criminal defense attorneys to comment “there is no such thing as ‘speedy trial’ anymore.” Fortunately, that is not entirely true. The Washington State Supreme Court, in State v. Kenyon, recently addressed the question of whether the lack of an available judge [...]
(1) NEW DUI CLIENTS: Fill out the form below, in as much detail as possible. This form will go (1) to your attorney to help in preparing your defense; (2) to the Private Investiagtor to assist in his investigation of the case; and (3) in your file to help you recall the facts at a [...]
