That's unfortunate. How do you know it was the same judge? There is a lot more than one judge in the City of Seattle.

The ruling by the Washington State Supreme Court did not address the consitutionality of escape charge. It is true that the Legislature enacted a...

If a person fails to comply with a sentence requirement the court issues a summons for the person to come to court and explain why it hasn't been...

A warrant would only typically be issued after charges are filed and the person fails to appear in court. The police don't need an arrest warrant...

Getting the case dismissed, or some other type of resolution that keeps this off of your record, is a good goal for you and your attorney to have. ...

Your friend can hire whoever he or she wants to hire. You can help arrange and pay for that attorney. Understand that any attorney that is hired...

The case is listed under the Defendant’s name and case number because that it is the case the bail was posted on. Neither the Defendant nor his...

Any attempt to attack the sentence would likely be a violation of the plea agreement. Just like the prosecutor coming back later and trying to add...

This is actually a extremely complicated question with many layers. I will try to give you a very broad overview. You can look at evidence in...

These are questions for his attorney. It’s hard to answer questions accurately without knowing all the history of the case. That being said, if...