Charges must be filed within 72 hours or you must be released. The 72-hour period does not include any part of Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays....

Warrants last forever. The only way they go away is if you show up to court.

Is it common? Hard to say. Does it happen? I've represented many individuals who have been arrested for DUI based solely on prescription...

It's not necessarily negligent driving. The officer only makes the decision whether or not to cite you for the Infraction. Most police agencies...

To change the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony the prosecutor would have to dismiss the charge in district/municipal court, then have it...

You'll need to call your attorney to get an answer to this question. If you don't have one, now is the time to hire one.

It depends. Was this in Superior Court or District Court? Felony or Misdemeanor? Were you held on other matters? Were you medically...

You need your own attorney. If you can't afford one, you can ask the court to appoint you counsel. Even if you wanted to plead guilty at...

I suggest you hire an attorney or contact the King County Office of Public Defense and see if they'll appoint you an attorney as a witness. ...

RCW 4.24.220 allows a store to detain a person in a "reasonable" manner for a "reasonable" amount of time. What is reasonable depends on the...