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.…
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…
If you suddenly realize that you had too much to drink, can you pull over without facing criminal charges? Technically, you have committed the crime of DUI (assuming you are over the legal limit or “affected by” under the statute)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
Getting An Ignition Interlock License While Department Of Licensing Is Physically Closed Clients are running into a unique hurdle that we never anticipated before the coronavirus. Prior to closures of nonessential offices, we always directed clients to walk into a…
