Questions answered by Shane M Silverthorn

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Is there an specific reason that my theft 3 pretrial court date would be in the basement of the county jail?

Shane's answer | Answered on December 17, 2016

Yakima District Court, Union Gap and Superior court hold court in the courthouse and in the jail basement. There is nothing about having court in...

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Can i defer a disorderly conduct?

Shane's answer | Answered on November 23, 2016

Depending on your criminal history, you can resolve your case with a stay of proceedings (SOP) or a stipulated order of continuance (SOC)....

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If someone is 18 and is having sex with a 15 year old what charges can they face?

Shane's answer | Answered on November 08, 2016

RCW 9A.44.079 covers rape of a child in the third degree. If a person who is 18 or older has sexual intercourse (any penetration no matter how...

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How can I get travel restrictions removed while on parole?

Shane's answer | Answered on October 18, 2016

RCW 9.94A.703 sets out the mandatory and discretionary conditions of community custody. You have termed it parole - but based on the date of your...

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In the state of washington, county prosecutor has not filed probable cause (case is over a year old) Is that legal

Shane's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

criminal rule 3.2.1 says a finding of probable cause must be made within 48 hours. That's why Yakima has a Satuday probable cause hearing. It's...

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If I wasn't arrested at the store and an officer didn't show up, will I be charged? Or was he just trying to scare me?

Shane's answer | Answered on October 09, 2016

Shopko is in Union Gap so you should expect a summons with a court date from Union Gap Municipal Court. Which is now handled in Yakima County...

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I was never given notice in the mail or served with papers stating I had a court date. It was for DWLS.

Shane's answer | Answered on October 05, 2016

Call the court and ask them if you have an upcoming court date or if a warrant was issued for you. If you have a warrant you can set a motion to...

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Does the name of the city on a search warrant have to be correct to execute the warrent

Shane's answer | Answered on October 03, 2016

The search warrant must describe with particularity the place to be searched. So if the warrant describes the place as 123 N. 4th Toppenish and...

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If the police come to my house looking for somebody that was not there and discovered somebody with a warrant and found drugs on

Shane's answer | Answered on September 16, 2016

He cannot force you to be a confidential informant. For a small fee a private criminal defense attorney could get the cops contact information and...

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Is this charge a class A or a class C felony and can it be corrected?

Shane's answer | Answered on March 07, 2016

I agree with the other attorneys. You should have an attorney look at your copies of your documents restoring your rights and vacation of your...

Shane M Silverthorn's Answers (55)

Is there an specific reason that my theft 3 pretrial court date would be in the basement of the county jail?

Can i defer a disorderly conduct?

If someone is 18 and is having sex with a 15 year old what charges can they face?

How can I get travel restrictions removed while on parole?

In the state of washington, county prosecutor has not filed probable cause (case is over a year old) Is that legal

If I wasn't arrested at the store and an officer didn't show up, will I be charged? Or was he just trying to scare me?

I was never given notice in the mail or served with papers stating I had a court date. It was for DWLS.

Does the name of the city on a search warrant have to be correct to execute the warrent

If the police come to my house looking for somebody that was not there and discovered somebody with a warrant and found drugs on

Is this charge a class A or a class C felony and can it be corrected?