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Washington State Criminal Defense

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By Aaron A. Pelley, Esq.

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Last Entry: November 29, 2011 at 12:54:30

Case Law Update 11-25-11

Posted on November 29, 2011
From the Desk of Dena Alo-Colbeck The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals State v. Duncalf: The Court upheld the jury?s general and special verdicts, finding that the two could be harmonized...

Criminal Case Law Update 11-11-11

Posted on November 18, 2011
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court In Re Detention of Danforth: The Court found that Mr. Danforth?s actions in describing to an officer in the King County Sheriff?s Office his history of sex offenses and explicitly outlining his plans to molest boys and have [...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 11-3-11

Posted on November 08, 2011
From the Desk of Dena Alo-Colbeck The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Immelt: The Court overturned Ms. Immelt?s conviction for violating a noise ordinance by sounding her car horn at length in front of a neighbor?s house in the early morning hours...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 10-21-11

Posted on October 26, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Ibarra-Cisneros: The court reversed Mr. Ibarra-Cisneros?s conviction for possession of cocaine based on an unlawful search of his brother and co-defendant?s cell phone...

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Case Law Update, Week Ending 10-14-11

Posted on October 19, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Perez-Valdez: The Court affirmed Mr. Perez-Valdez?s conviction for one count of second degree rape of a child and one count of third degree [...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 10-7-11

Posted on October 11, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Robinson: The Court found that the trial court properly allowed Mr...

DV Policy

Posted on October 10, 2011
An accusation of domestic violence can have a devastating impact on a family. The court will usually include a no-contact order if there has been accusation of domestic violence by the Prosecutor. The first condition of the order is that there can be no contact (in person, via phone, text, etc) with the alleged victim...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 9-30-11

Posted on October 04, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals State v. Mandanas: The Court upheld Mr. Mandanas? convictions for second degree assault and felony harassment, finding that Mr...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 9-23-11

Posted on September 26, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court Personal Restraint of Talley: The Court held that former RCW 9.92.151 (2004) requires a county jail to provide opportunities for an inmate who is yet to be sentenced to earn credit toward early release, also [...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 7-22-11

Posted on July 27, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court Detention of D.F.F.: The Court held that the Superior Court Mental Proceeding Rule 1.3, which provides involuntary commitment proceedings “shall not be open to the public, unless the person who is the subject of the [...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 7-8-11

Posted on July 14, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Eserjose: The Court affirmed Mr. Eserjose?s conviction for second degree burglary, holding that even though officers exceeded the scope of the invitation to enter the home and arrested Mr...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 6-24-11

Posted on June 28, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court Seattle v. May: The Court affirmed Mr. May?s conviction for violation of a domestic violence protection order, finding Mr...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 6-17-11

Posted on June 21, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court Personal Restraint of Strandy: The Court granted Mr...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 6-10-11

Posted on June 14, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court State v. Mutch: The Court affirmed Mr. Mutch?s conviction and 400-month sentence on five counts of second degree rape and one count of second degree [...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 6-3-11

Posted on June 07, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals State v. J. M.: The Court upheld a school resource officer?s warrantless post-arrest search of a high school student?s backpack on school grounds...

Case Law Update, 5-20-11

Posted on May 24, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Williams: When stopped on suspicion of first degree theft, Mr...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 5-2-11

Posted on May 10, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: In Re Detention of West: The Court affirmed Mr...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 3-25-11

Posted on March 29, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Sandoval: The Court found that in light of the United States Supreme Court decision in Padilla v...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 3-11-11

Posted on March 14, 2011
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Hager: The Court reversed a Court of Appeals ruling which concluded that a detective?s statement during trial on Mr. Hager?s first degree child rape charge that Mr...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 3-4-11

Posted on March 08, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Russell: The court held that a trial court is not required to sua sponte give a limiting instruction for ER 404(b) evidence, absent a request for such a limiting instruction...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 2-4-11

Posted on February 08, 2011
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: In Re Discipline of Ferguson: The Court upheld a 90 suspension of Sandra Ferguson?s law license, finding that the disciplinary board?s imposition of that suspension in lieu of the 30 days recommended by the hearing officer was reasonable [...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 1-28-11

Posted on January 31, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Irby: The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals? decision to reverse Mr...

Criminal Case Law Update, weeks ending 1-22-11

Posted on January 24, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Barber: The court overruled State v...

Criminal Case Law Update, Weeks Ending 1-7-11

Posted on January 11, 2011
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: Personal Restraint of Gentry: Death row prisoner Jonathan Lee Gentry brought a challenge to his conditions of confinement as implemented by the Washington State Department [...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 12-24-10

Posted on December 27, 2010
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Wilson: The Court held that anticipatory offenses included in an offender score calculation under RCW 9...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 12-17-10

Posted on December 23, 2010
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals: State v. Deer: The Court dismissed without prejudice due to the trial court?s error in allowing the State to amend the information in this case after the State had rested its case...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 12-10-10

Posted on December 13, 2010
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Gudgel: Mr. Gudgel filed a CrR 7.8 motion for relief from judgment over seven years after the Okanogan County Superior Court originally entered the sentence...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 12-3-10

Posted on December 07, 2010
Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals: State v. Siers: Reasoning that, under State v...

Case Law Update, Week Ending 11-19-10

Posted on November 24, 2010
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: In Re Personal Restraint of Francis: The Court held that there was a double jeopardy violation when Mr. Francis pled guilty to felony murder, first degree attempted robbery, and second degree assault, all arising from the same string [...

Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 11-12-10

Posted on November 16, 2010
The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Patel: The Court held that a defendant may be convicted of attempted rape of a child where the alleged victim is a fictitious underage character created by the police...

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