Loud music in car

Depending upon where you live in Washington, you could be charged with the misdemeanor of Disturbing the Peace under city ordinances or county...

Background check services

It is not clear from your question what information in the background check would be relevant "evidence", and of what. If you are referring to...

Taped conversation as evidence

Taping a private conversation without the consent of the other party is a violation of the Washington State Privacy Act. It is a gross misdemeanor...

Harassing phone calls

You can also file a complaint with the police to have him charged with the crime of Telephone Harassment, which is a gross misdemeanor punishable...

Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 requires that a lawyer provide "competent" representation. All mental illnesses do not render a person...

Charges changed

There is a major misconception on the part of many defense attorneys and Prosecutors that possession of drug paraphrenalia violates state law....

Failure to appear

There is also a recent trend to charge people who do not appear for court dates with misdemeanor bail jumping, which is a separate crime and for...

DUI with no Miranda rights

Do you walk? Not likely. Did you make any statements? Failure to read you your Miranda rights only applies to any statements you may make 1)while...

Stopped under false pretext

Pretext stops and searches, regardless of the officer's underlying motive, are impremissible under Article 1, Sec 7, as held in STATE v. LADSON. In...

Criminal conviction

Absolutely! And one thing many people do not realize is that a DUI can never be "expunged" or "vacated" from your criminal history. This can have...