When trying to understand criminal law, sometimes it's helpful to look at the instructions give to the jury at trial. In this case, an...

The statute of limitations for misdemeanor assault is 2 years. This means that have 2 years (or more if this was a felony assault) to file...

A felony first time offender waiver has a misleading name. People assume the term waiver means the charge is dismissed. This not the case. The...

A 9-year-old cannot be convicted of a crime in the State of Washington.

Police officers have to be able to assume the information they are given by their computers and dispatch is correct. If the information the...

The up to one year requirement of no tickets starts the day the judge approves the deferred finding. Anything that happened before that date is...

“Hearsay” is one of those legal terms that is misunderstood and misused quite often. Hearsay is an out-of-court statement being offered in court...

I have successfully arranged out of state deferred prosecutions a couple of times. Not all courts are open to the idea. You also need the...

The time to ask questions like these are before sentencing. It's really difficult to re-wind the clock afterwards. You clearly violated the...

It's very common for people that don't deal with the criminal justice system to have the misconception that (1) calling the police is a way to get...