Assault Cases Can Be Confusing
Why did it take so long to charge me with Assault? It is not unusual that we receive calls from clients who had an altercation months ago and are now receiving a summons. At the time of the incident, the…
Category Criminal Defense
What To Know About Zoom Or “Online” Court
Online court is fairly common with the new Covid regulations. For some criminal charges, certain counties are requiring defendants to appear at the courthouse but, most counties, are still wanting a zoom hearing. Better yet, there are many circumstances in…
What Is A Motion To Revoke?
This is a document filed by the Prosecutor because you violated the terms of your agreement (perhaps a Pretrial Diversion Agreement) or Judgment and Sentence. The most common reasons are: 1) Failure to pay your fines within the allotted time.…
Provisional Appointment Of Counsel
Have you received something that looks like the document below, in which it appears you have been ordered to use a Public Defender? We have been receiving calls by confused defendants about this document that has been sent to people…
Why Am I Being Charged With Domestic Violence?
In our office, we field this question on a weekly basis. “If there was no violence, why am I charged with domestic violence.” For a hypothetical, assume these facts: A guy is living as a temporary roommate with some guy…
Why Am I Receiving A Summons?
If you had interaction with law enforcement in the past year or so, it’s possible that the officer’s reports, which were forwarded to the Prosecutor’s Office, are now being reviewed. To the surprise of many, law enforcement does not determine…
How Coronavirus Could Positively Impact Your Case
One of the most important considerations right now is how coronavirus is impacting criminalcharges. We wrote a past blog about how dates are being impacted but it’s important to alsounderstand how this unique time might improve the results of your…
While Arrests May Be Down, Case Filings Will Tick Up
The Kitsap Prosecuting Attorneys have slightly more time on their hands. However, hands in a prosecutor’s office never go idle. It is normal for prosecutor’s offices to have a small backlog of uncharged (or unfiled) cases. This happens in nearly…
Deadlines During Courthouse Closure
From an outward appearance, courts seem to have relaxed in their pretrial conditions of release, and certainly on how quickly they are requiring people to come back to court. Some people are misinterpreting this and believe that other timelines are…
Will The Prosecutor “Drop My Case” Due To Coronavirus?
While it is true that there are many changes to how courts are running during the COVID-19 pandemic, most aspects of our practice are moving along in a normal fashion. It took a few weeks to get all the “players”…