Ninth Circuit: Washington State Accomplice Liability Drug Offenses Not ACCA Predicates by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Washington state’s accomplice liability statute renders the state’s drug trafficking law too broad to serve as an Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”) …
In Washington State, a Man’s Home Is No Longer His Castle by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Most Americans are familiar with the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees them security in their persons and homes from unreasonable searches and seizures. Perhaps this is where the axiom that …
Tremaine v. USCBP, WA, Complaint, Denial of Records, 2019 Case 2:19-cv-00334-RSM Document 1 Filed 03/06/19 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE, LLP, 9 10 11 12 13 ) ) Plaintiff, ) …
$175,000 Settlement to Public Protester with Profanity-laced Sign Tased by Police Officer by One of two men protesting police brutality while carrying a sign reading “Fuck Bad Cops” was tased by a police officer, after which he sued for violation of his First and Fourth Amendment rights. In December 2018, …
Washington Governor Expects to Pardon About 3,500 for Single Misdemeanor Pot Convictions by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander Washington Governor Jay Inslee aims to nip draconian marijuana incarceration in the bud — at least for those behind bars for possessing a small amount of it. “We shouldn’t be punishing people …
Washington Supreme Court Announces Effective Date of Certificate of Discharge Is Date Offender Completes All Sentence Requirements by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The Supreme Court of Washington ruled that the effective date of a certificate of discharge (“COD”) for an offender who is not in Department of Corrections (“DOC”) …
WA State Office of the Corrections Ombus - Summary Report on the Washington State Penitentiary Prisoner Food Preferences Survey, 2019 Summary Report on the January 2019 Washington State Penitentiary Prisoner Food Preferences Survey Report prepared for the Washington State Office of Corrections Ombuds March 2019 2 Table of Contents Executive …
State of Washington DOC Contract-JPay, Amendment No. 8 State of Washington Department of Corrections This Amendment Contract No. K8262 Amendment No. 8 is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections, hereinafter referred to as Department, and JPay, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, for the purpose of …
Washington Supreme Court Announces State’s Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional by Richard Resch by Richard Resch On October 11, 2018, the Supreme Court of Washington issued an opinion in which the Court struck down the state’s death penalty, announcing: “we hold that Washington’s death penalty is unconstitutional, as administered, because it …
Judge orders Tacoma to pay fines, attorney fees over stingray records by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A Pierce County judge hit the City of Tacoma, Washington, with nearly $300,000 in fines and fees for violating the state’s Public Records Act (“PRA”), when it failed to turn over records on …
Letter: Senators Schatz, Gillibrand, Harris and Murray and Congressmen Nadler and Lee address Inspector General Michael Horowitz, BOP standards of employee conduct, re: Frank Lara, 2018
HRDC v. DHHS, WA, Complaint, Public Records on Family Separation, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01442-JLR Document 1 Filed 10/01/18 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 9 10 11 THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER and MICHELLE DILLON, …
Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Pornography Prohibition as Unconstitutionally Vague by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of Washington held a community custody condition preventing a probationer from possessing or accessing pornography unconstitutionally vague under the First Amendment because the prohibition also extended to works of art, books, …
Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Process by Which Insanity Acquittees May Petition for Release by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Supreme Court of Washington clarified the procedures for an insanity acquittee seeking to obtain conditional release from commitment. The March 8, 2018, opinion held that such detainees may petition the …
HRDC v. DHS, WA, Complaint, Public Records, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01141-TSZ Document 1 Filed 08/03/18 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 The Human Rights Defense Center and Michelle Dillon, 10 No. Plaintiffs, 11 COMPLAINT …
Randall v. King County, WA, Complaint, Excessive Use of Force-Motorcyclist, 2018 Case 2:18-cv-01123-JCC Document 1 Filed 07/31/18 Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 6 7 8 9 10 ALEX RANDALL, CASE NO: Plaintiff, vs. COMPLAINT KING COUNTY, …
