When a Pilot gets a DUI
May 10th, 2009
A pilot who is arrested for a Washington State DUI faces not one, but three separate challenges: (1) the Department of Licensing will administratively suspend the license to drive, (2) the court will impose jail, fines, alcohol programs, etc, and (3)…
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Categories: DUI Arrests
Negligent Driving First Degree or a DUI Trial?
March 30th, 2009
A good defense attorney not only prepares for trial, he or she also negotiates with the prosecution in order to persuade the prosecutor to offer a reduced charge. The question that the client must then answer is: Do I accept a plea to the reduced cha…
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DUI Court on Saturday?
March 14th, 2009
A citizen arrested for DUI might have his first court within one judicial day of the arrest, or his first court appearance might be six weeks later. It all depends upon how the police officer chooses to process the case.
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Some Judges Require Probation Before a DUI Conviction
February 23rd, 2009
Believe it or not, Judges are ordering citizens who are charged with DUI into “probation” before there is even a conviction. Most people find this puzzling, since probation should come AFTER a conviction, not before. Traditionally, probation is a…
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An Exception to Washington State’s DUI "Mandatory Jail"
November 29th, 2008
DUI convictions require judges to impose mandatory minimum sentences. This is true whether the DUI occurred in Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue, or anywhere else in Washington State. Mandatory minimum sentences for a Washington State drunk driving convicti…
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Washington State Blood Tests Are Subject To Challenge
November 29th, 2008
It seems that drug based DUI cases are on the rise and every year I see more and more of these types of cases. In a drug based DUI, Vehicular Assault or Vehicular Homicide case the blood test is critical evidence, yet it is subject to a motion to sup…
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The Impact of a DUI Arrest or Conviction on your Job
November 29th, 2008
Although you won’t find “loss of job” listed in the DUI punishment statutes, a DUI arrest in Washington State can have a devastating impact upon your continued employment. If you need to drive to get to work, or if you must drive in the course…
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Is the .08 Law a Half Truth?
November 29th, 2008
Washington State has done a good job of publicizing that if you drive at .08 or higher, you will be prosecuted. What the average driver does not know is that Washington has in fact abandoned the concept of a “legal limit” in favor of prosecuting…
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Canada Bound, Eh? Not with a DUI Conviction
November 26th, 2008
Are you planning on going to Canada with a DUI or other criminal conviction? Not so fast! How many times has the question arisen, “Does this conviction mean that I cannot go to Canada?” The pre-9/11 answer was easy, but, post 9/11, the sharing of…
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