Assault charges are very serious criminal cases. An assault arrest, even prior to a conviction, can have earth-shattering consequences. Job prospects, security clearances, a level playing field in family law matters – these are all relevant concerns. Even though a…
THIS LINK IS ONLY FOR CLIENTS OF WITT LAW GROUP In the age of “stay home” orders and Court closures, many Courts are moving towards technology like Zoom. Port Orchard Municipal Court is one to utilize this technology. This post…
In DUI cases, the Court will often impose an Ignition Interlock requirement as a pretrial condition of release. In some situations, the imposition of that condition is discretionary, in other situations, the imposition is mandatory. This page addresses the situations…
The “Statute of Limitations” is a safeguard that prevents the State or any prosecuting authority from charging a criminal case outside of a certain period of time. The Statute of Limitations precludes the State from bringing charges against an individual…
The Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney in many cases asks the Court to ORDER a defendant be “administratively booked.” In response to the Prosecution’s request, the Judges always order it. So what is administrative booking? Administrative Booking Defined Administrative booking in…
Judges, Prosecutors and even defense attorneys struggle to make sense of Washington State Department of Licensing’s Abstract of Driving Record, or “ADR.” This blog post is intended to provide you with the skills to read and even understand your ADR. …
An arrest for a DUI and dealing with the criminal charge is daunting enough. If you are lucky enough to have been informed about the co-occurring civil proceeding, your already high stress level will go through the roof. When we…
Kitsap County is quick to criminally charge people with the crime of Aiming or Discharging a Firearm or Other Dangerous Weapon. But is the charge always justified? Kitsap County consists of 395 square miles of land, and it is not…
