Delay In Criminal Charging Is Common Most people are quite surprised to learn that a large percentage of criminal cases don’t get “off the ground” until many months after an incident occurred. This is even true with DUI cases. If…
Knowing when or if you will be charged with a crime can be more confusing than most people would assume. Unless you were arrested and received notification of the court date for your Arraignment, you are stuck in legal limbo.…
The scenario where a person was stopped or arrested for a DUI and then “let go” is fairly new. Only a few years ago, the scenario was quite different. The state of Washington had a mandatory impound law, which required…
If you have been charged with a crime by the Bainbridge Island Prosecutor, you should be scheduled to appear in the Bainbridge Island Municipal Court. If you need to quash a warrant originating from a Bainbridge criminal charge, be sure…
If you miss a court date, the odds are that a judge will issue a warrant. However, there are often things a defendant can do to reduce her risk of getting a warrant or increase the odds that the warrant…
For various reasons, people leave the State of Washington with unresolved legal issues. More often than not, a person is under investigation for a crime but not yet charged when they move. By the time the prosecutor’s office charges the…
