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The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees "the right to a speedy and public trial." This is to keep defendants from languishing in jail or legal limbo for longer than necessary before they have been convicted of any illegal activity. At the same time, if the...
De su abogado de DUI en Tacoma: Hay pocas cosas tan estresantes como una interacción con la policía en donde dan una prueba química. Los resultados de estas pruebas químicas se usan contra del conductor en la corte como prueba para demostrar una acusación de...
En los casos de DUI de Tacoma, los tribunales suelen imponer multas a las personas condenadas, además de otras sanciones. Sin embargo, en algunos casos, como cuando un acusado es indigente, el Estado y/o la Ciudad pueden acordar renunciar a dichas multas. Si un...
“…the Draeger [breath test machine for DUIs] has generated tens of thousands of breath test result[s] … since 2010 in non-compliance with … WAC 448.16.060.” Judge Jahns, on behalf of all the Judges of Kitsap District Court. The entire Kitsap Distict Court bench has spoken. All four judges agree. All Draeger breath test devices have not complied with the law…
The state and federal constitutions offer numerous rights and protections to criminal defendants, including the right to a speedy trial. These apply to all Pierce County and Tacoma DUI cases. Thus, if a criminal defendant is subjected to undue delays during the pendency of their trial, they may be able to successfully advocate for dismissal of the charges against them,…
A conviction for a DUI crime may result in significant criminal and civil penalties, including fines. The courts have the discretion to decide whether to impose some fines, while others are mandatory. Generally, mandatory fines may only be suspended in limited circumstances, and if the court suspends such penalties without conducting the required analysis, they may be reinstituted, as demonstrated…
People charged with DUI offenses are often tried shortly after their arrests. In some instances, however, a person may be able to defer his or her prosecution to take part in a treatment or rehabilitation program. People who successfully complete such programs are often able to have their DUI charges dismissed, but they must comply with the conditions imposed by…
Criminal defendants in Washington have the right to a trial by jury. They do not have the right to pick the jurors, however. Rather, jurors are randomly selected from people living in the county where the crime occurred. The prosecution and the defense both can question jurors for potential bias, though, and can make peremptory challenges to strike certain jurors…
Under Washington law, a DUI offense that would ordinarily be prosecuted as a misdemeanor may be graded as a felony under certain circumstances. For example, if a DUI defendant has numerous prior qualifying convictions, it could constitute grounds for charging a DUI offense as a felony. Recently, a Washington court set forth an opinion explaining how prior offenses are scored…
