2nd offense in 2 months
Aug 01, 2018OUTCOME: Deferred prosecution entered.
Driver gets arrested for DUI while already charged with a DUI from 2 months before. Driver put car in a ditch.
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John Michael Brangwin's Legal Cases (22)
East Wenatchee, WA
DUI and DWI Lawyer at East Wenatchee, WA
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense ... +12 more
Not guilty verdict in Vehicular Homicide
Mar 02, 2017OUTCOME: Not guilty jury verdict
NEWS LINK: http://www.ncwlife.com/auburn-man-not-guilty-vehicular-homicide/ DETAILS: Trial by jury in Chelan County Superior Court. Case title: State v. Adam Sanders. Opposing co ... unsel: Doug Shae, Gene Pierce, Andrew VanWinkle. Co-counsel: Brandon Redal. Associate counsel: Paul Webber.
3rd offense DUI reduced to Negligent Driving with no jail after trip to Supreme Court
Jan 01, 2017OUTCOME: Negligent Driving. No Jail
Driver arrested for his 3rd DUI. Driver refuses breath test as officer incorrectly asks him to give a voluntary breath sample. District Court suppresses refusal evidence. Superior Court affirms. ... State appeals to Supreme Court. Defendant is represented by appellate attorney Ryan Robertson in Supreme Court, which affirms. Case returns to District Court and driver enters deal for plea to Negligent Driving 1st degree with no jail.
Not guilty verdict Unlawful Display of weapon
May 16, 2014OUTCOME: Not guilty jury verdict
NEWS LINK: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/jury-acquits-homeowner-who-fired-shots-to-get-paragliders-attention/ Details: Jury verdict in Douglas County District Court. Opposing couns ... el: Jason Mercer. Case name: State v. Flynn.
DUI refusal ends with Neg 2 infraction
Jul 31, 2012OUTCOME:
Client charged with DUI Refusal (1C). Case reduced 5 levels down to a traffic ticket (Neg 2)
Plea deal in serious poaching case
Jul 17, 2012OUTCOME: Plea deal where 5 of 6 people had all charges dismissed. Remaining one Defendant plead to less than half the original charges.
NEWS LINK: http://nwsportsmanmag.com/editors-blog/plea-deal-struck-in-okanogan-co-bear-baiting-case/ DETAILS: 6 people charged in bear baiting case. Nearly 40 counts against main Defendant rep ... resented by John Brangwin
Head On Collision Settled for $300,000
N/AOUTCOME: Settled
On July 16, 2007, Ron[1] was driving a company truck south-bound on US-97 near Omak, WA. A driver going the opposite direction tried to pass a semi-truck in a no-passing zone. Ron tried to avoid a head ... -on collision but was unable to do so because of the guardrail along the highway. When the collision was over Ron and his passenger were alive, but injured. The on-coming driver was not so lucky; he died instantly. Ron was taken by ambulance to a hospital where emergency surgery was performed to repair his badly broken wrist. He also had a number of abrasions and he was extremely sore most strongly in his left knee, back and shoulder. In all, Ron would have three surgeries to his wrist and countless medical appointments. Ron is still in college being retrained and intends to continue his college towards a degree in a medical field such as nursing or surgery technician. Ron also has his first child on the way. The proceeds from the settlement will allow Ron to finish college, make a down-payment on a house, and care for his new child. A few weeks after the accident, Ron hired Woods & Brangwin, PLLC to assist him with his case. The case was primarily handled by me, with help from attorney, Shane Reichert, and the entire office staff. After the accident, Ron was unable to return to work because of his injuries. He was working at the time of the accident which made him eligible for workers compensation benefits. The first challenge was to ensure that Labor & Industries were paying Ron all of his benefits he was entitled to under the law, including all of Ron’s medical bills and wage benefits. We successfully fought to have Ron retrained for a new job because his wrist injury would not allow him to perform the construction work he did before the accident. It is estimated that Woods & Brangwin, PLLC secured nearly $90,000 in benefits from L&I. Next, we sought justice from the at-fault driver’s insurance company. The at-fault driver maintained only limited coverage of $50,000. We quickly got the insurance company to offer the full policy limits of $50,000. Because the at-fault driver had perished and was of limited means, we did not pursue a judgment against the driver. Instead, we accepted the policy limits of $50,000 from his insurance company. Finally, we made a claim to the insurance company of Ron’s employer. Fortunately for Ron, his employer carried Under-Insured Motorist (UIM) coverage. Many employers exclude such coverage for their employees. Employers that carry UIM coverage for their employees should be commended. We made a demand to the UIM insurance company, but instead of proceeding to court, both sides agreed to use Spokane attorney, John Riseborough, to mediate a resolution. After a full day of negotiations a settlement of $250,000 was reached. This brought the total recovery to $300,000.
DUI with breath test refusal reduced to a lower DUI
N/AOUTCOME: DUI reduced from refusal reduces license revocation by 1 year
A citizen motorist called the police that our client was ‘all over the road’. Police intercept and stop our client. He badly fails all three sobriety tests. At the station he admits he is drunk and ... is sorry. The case was settled by a reduction from DUI refusal down to a lower level of DUI, with a sentence recommendation for the mandatory minimums. This reduction saves our client a full year of license revocation.
.13 DUI reduced to Reckless
N/AOUTCOME: Reduction
Client with prior offenses accused of DUI. Driver was stopped for speeding at nearly double the speed limit. The client did okay on two of the three field tests but took a PBT that was over the limit ... . At the jail the client blew a .13. The case was settled with a plea bargain to Reckless Driving
DUI reduced to a traffic ticket
N/AOUTCOME: Reduction
Driver accused of being DUI. Officer reported the client was swerving and failed all three field sobriety tests. Our client told us he was texting and while he had drank some beers, including an open ... container in the car, that he was not drunk. The day before trial we were able to negotiate a dismissal of the DUI in return for our client paying a non-criminal traffic ticket.