Bellevue, WA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Bellevue, WA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Case Reduced And Driver's License Saved
While our client was already in the media for another case, he was caught from helicopter camera report high speed racing over 100 mph on a crowded freeway. We were able to convcine the prosecutor to r ... educe the charge based upon a delay in filing and unethical / criminal behavior by police in his other case
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed by Prosecutor!
Police from mulitple jurisdictions followed a motorcycle on a high speed chase over 100 miles per hour. Mr. Mason through investigation and testimony convinced the court that the final access to the bi ... ke was an illegal search and all subsequent evidence was thrown out.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed by Prosecutor
A high profile case covered heavily in the media. A State Trooper crashed after pursing numerous motorcycles on the freeway in south king county. From the beginning, many witnesses contradicted the tro ... oper's account. Through a highly unique and difficult motion to unseal the trooper's employment and disciplinary records, our firm uncovered incredible misdeeds and bizzarre. dangerous behavior by the trooper
OUTCOME: Legal error corrected but appeal denied on other grounds
Mr. Mason was one of a select few attorneys who first challenged the state and the ONLY attorney to continue this challenge in our higher appellate courts. There was a defect in the warnings read to ev ... ery single driver who is arrested for DUI and asked to give a breath sample. The defect falsely suggested that adult drivers over 21 would not lose their license. The appellate court agreed that the language was "arguably misleading" and the statewide warnings were soon changed.
OUTCOME: Plea Bargain
Expert Witness: Canadian Murder Trial. Analyzed and spoke on Washington State and American Criminal Procedure and Evidence
OUTCOME: Trial Court and Judgment Reversed
Mr. Mason was trial counsel and challenged the plaintiff's right to a JURY trial in a civil matter than only embraced equitable actions.
OUTCOME: Hung Jury - Resolved with Lesser Plea Bargain
At least 15 doctors testified including experts in radiology and pediatrics as well as hospital department heads in a highly unusual but highly serious felony case that centered on whether or not the c ... hild was abused or had a rare condition.
OUTCOME: Pending
Trial and Apellate Counsel Mr. Mason was the first (and only) attorney to raise this constitutional challenge which affects every single DUI investigation in our state. For twenty years, Washington ... appears to be the only state in our nation that informs a driver they have the "right" to refuse to provide an alcohol breath sample and then adds jail for exercising that right! Our State Supreme Court has reviewed his petition and is "deferring" decision pending the outcome of an unrelated DUI challenge.
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