Most people who are charged with a crime are especially nervous about the prospect of spending time inside a jail. That trepidation is understandable and it is often followed with questions about options for serving jail time in an “ankle…
Rights At Your Arraignment If you have been charged with a crime by any governmental authority, you have the following rights at your arraignment: 1. You are presumed innocent of any charge unless the charge is proven beyond a reasonable…
Struggling To Determine What To Do After You Were Arrested Or Received A Summons? All counties have different local rules and procedures. It is important to understand, particularly in the age of zoom court, whether you know what to…
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…
Most Americans do not fully understand the pretrial portion of our justice system. While many know you are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, most don’t realize that hundreds of thousands of Americans sit in jail…
In nearly all Assault cases, a No Contact Order will be put in place at your Arraignment. This can pose a serious challenge where the defendant and victim live together. Once you are Arraigned, you will not be allowed to…
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…
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…
Vehicle Prowling In The Second Degree is a Gross Misdemeanor, which means the maximum penalty is up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. Getting an attorney early on, even before the arraignment, can often alter the course…
