Northwest Tribes Begin To Try Reservation Crime Cases Under Tougher Laws
A tribal court on the Umatilla Indian Reservation is one of the first to hand-down a long prison term under new tougher criminal sentencing laws enacted by Congress in 2010.It used to be that tribes...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Cases Derailed In King County
Both of King County’s death penalty cases are on hold pending appeal to the Washington Supreme Court. A key issue in both cases is whether the defendants have experienced any hardships that should have...
View ArticleHigh Court To Seattle Police: “You Had To Be There” For Misdemeanor Arrest
If you’re not a police officer, imagine you are one.Picture yourself perched on the second floor of a building in Belltown. You see someone selling drugs. You radio a fellow officer on the ground and...
View ArticleKnox Or Not: Plenty Of Cases Are Tried Without A Defendant
Amanda Knox may never again set foot in Italy. But that doesn't mean she won't face another trial there.Courts around the world — particularly in Italy — have shown themselves willing to try people in...
View ArticleSuspected Immigration Violators Face Long Waits in King County Jails
If you’re booked into a King County jail, you’ll stay an extra month on average if immigration officials want to review your file. That’s even if you haven’t been charged with a crime.
View ArticleFederal Prosecution Adds Stiff Penalty To Hate Crime Charge
It’s a story you may have heard before: A drunk guy gets in a cab. His driver has dark skin, a beard and a turban. The passenger calls the driver racial names and beats him so viciously, the driver...
View ArticleCorporations Are People Too In Identity Theft Law
The Supreme Court of Washington ruled Thursday that a corporation can be a victim of identity theft just like a person can under state law. The law makes it a felony to steal the identity of a “person,...
View ArticleDUI Monitoring And Enforcement: An Imperfect System
Washington state lawmakers are poised to impose tougher laws against drivers caught driving drunk. They were moved to action following two fatal crashes involving drivers with previous DUIs.
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