Patrick Preston's Legal Cases (2)

Government

Sargent v. Seattle Police Department, 179 Wn.2d 376, 314 P.3d 1093 (2013)

Dec 19, 2013

OUTCOME: Holding the Washington's Public Records Act generally requires police to produce arrest and police misconduct records promptly upon request after completed investigations.

Successful plaintiff's Public Records Act lawsuit against the Seattle Police Department to compel production of arrest and police misconduct records.

Criminal defense

State of Washington v. Canfield, 154 Wn.2d 698, 116 P.3d 391 (2005)

Sep 01, 2005

OUTCOME: Holding the right of a defendant to "allocute," or personally address the court before a sentence is imposed, applies to the revocation of a suspended sentence before imposition of punishment.

Three criminal defendants appealed revocations of their suspended sentences based upon the argument that they were denied the right of allocution.

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