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Jeffry K. Finer
Spokane Civil Rights Attorney.
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Can one be charged with robbery without a victim coming forward in Washington State?

Asked by a user in Seattle, WA - about 1 month ago.

As below, there's a case but it has problems without a victim. Still, the prosecutor has the "fruits" of the robbery, and some statements in the phone that look like an admission. That's enough to file charges. Bigger picture: "pulling over" someone in a car does not (without more) allow police to rummage through the car. Recent State Supreme Court emphasizes that rummaging through a car for evidence is not okay in Washington without special circumstances (like a warrant). So the facts of...

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Can I claim a on the job injury if I resigned 3 weeks after it happened?

Asked by a user in Puyallup, WA - about 1 month ago.

Does your chiro's records reference how you got hurt? If so, highly likely that you will win if you persist. While many employers appeal claims where a worker did not make a timely notice to the boss, or even a timely filing of a claim with the Department of Labor and Industries (these are different acts), the Department is accustomed to seeing injured workers who waited many weeks or even months before filing. If your employer does contest, and if the Department sides with the employer,...

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