Small Claims Court works. The legal name for your action is "Replevin". See RCW 7.64. https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=7.64

You can check online to see if the action has been filed. https://dw.courts.wa.gov/ If there was no filing, that can be the first step in the...

If you are a victim of a crime (i.e. assault, etc.), you should call the police. You can also bring a civil suit for Assault and Battery. You might...

In general, theft of less than $750 is Third Degree Theft, a gross misdemeanor. RCW 9A.56.050. Theft of more than $750 but less than $5,000 is...

Judges have great discretion as to how to run their courtrooms. They also have plenty of power and authority to make it so.

Contraband in plain view gets around the warrant requirement. You should retain an attorney. You can make a motion to ask a judge to order the...

If you got a good criminal defense attorney, he or she might make a decent argument that the police should have gotten a warrant. There are several...

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Most criminal defendants benefit from delays. Evidence gets lost. Witnesses move away or forget. The anger subsides. Prosecutors have the burden...

According to the Court in White v. King County, 109 Wn.2d 777, 748 P.2d 616 (1988), article 4, section 2, clause 2 of the United States...

Considering the costs and inconveniences of litigation, your best bet might be to write them a letter demanding $500 as compensation. Small...