If you get busted for DUI in Washington State, you can expect to face more than just fines and license suspension. In a worst case scenario, you may receive jail time for a conviction, but even if you aren’t sentenced to hard time, you will still face an array of other serious consequences. Case ...
Thanksgiving consistently ranks as one of the heaviest drinking days of the year, nationwide. As our families come together to reflect upon all the things for which we are grateful, we tend to celebrate with excessive amounts of foods, merriment, and of course, alcohol. As Americans, we have much...
I have repeatedly written and blogged about how anyone arrested by a Seattle Police Officer for suspicion of driving under the influence needs to be prepared for very stringent conditions of release to be imposed at their arraignment. This common...
Statistics show that the Thanksgiving holiday is the most deadly four-day holiday period on American roads. Between 1998 and 2008, there was an average of 572 deaths annually on U.S. highways during the long Thanksgiving weekend, and while many of these deaths are the result of excess traffic con...
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and reflection, a time when friends and relatives come together and toast all of the wonderful things for which we should give thanks. But as with any major celebration, the Thanksgiving holiday can give way to excessive drinking, and the authorities are well ...
Are you planning to travel to Canada any time in the near future? If you have a DUI on your record, you might have some difficulty visiting our northern neighbor. That’s because the Canadian government recently announced the Electronic Travel Authorisation Program (ETA), which screens visitors pr...
Sometimes life imitates art. One of the more popular films in theaters right now stars Denzel Washington as an airline pilot with an alcohol addiction. The film, Flight, is getting rave reviews from critics, but in reality, there is nothing funny about a drunk pilot. Just ask anybody who has to f...
Statistically, only a small percent of Washington DUI cases go all the way to trial each year But from time-to-time, a person might decide they have nothing to lose by allowing a jury of 6 people decide their guilt or innocence. That was the situation I had this week.
As Election Day draws near, the nation is abuzz with debates about health care, foreign policy and the job market. The issue of marijuana decriminalization is also important to consider, however, because it may have serious historical implications. Washington State is one of three states that may...
We have seen our share of bizarre DUI and car crash stories in Washington State, but suffice it to say, not many of them have involved hamsters. One woman was recently discovered by police with a hamster in her lap, and it was the hamster who tried to evade arrest. The Seattle Times reports that...
I have previously written at great length how a person can be charged with a Washington DUI when there is minimal evidence of impairment or when their breath or blood test was below the legal limit. Over the past decade I have spent defending DUI cases, I have represented dozens of people charge...
Halloween is a time for letting loose with friends and reveling in the excitement of costume parties, haunted houses and assorted sweets. But each year, drunk driving arrests spike on Halloween night. If history is any indication, police in Seattle and surrounding cities will be on high alert, an...
Wolff Criminal Defense would like to congratulate our very own Aaron J. Wolff and Chris Kattenhorn for receiving the coveted Clients’ Choice Award from Avvo.com. Each year, Avvo presents its Clients’ Choice Award to only the most highly-rated legal and medical authorities, and in 2012, Wolff and ...
A Kirkland DUI lawyer explains the first court appearance for a Kirkland DUI charge
Washington's newly revised implied consent law has only been on the books since August 1st, and one man has already been taken into custody as a result. Implied consent laws exist in almost all U.S. states, but law enforcement officials seldom mention them when apprehending suspects. In general...
Despite what you might think, government employees are not immune to DUIs. In fact, there have recently been several cases of government employees receiving DUIs. Here's a look at two recent DUI cases from the Seattle area. The first example involves a Snohomish County judge who handles DUI case...
Driving while impaired is an extremely dangerous exercise, and one local reporter recently emphasized that point with a sobering hand-on demonstration. KING 5's Christie Johnson recently visited Washington State Patrol headquarters in Bellevue to try driving while impaired on a test course. She w...
After any DUI arrest, the first essential course of action is to hire a qualified DUI attorney. This becomes especially important when a suspect has multiple DUIs, because each subsequent DUI carries stiffer penalties. Just ask Anthony J. Law, who recently had his fifth DUI arrest. The Seattle T...
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission recently wrapped its annual “Drive Hammered, Get Nailed” campaign. The campaign ran from August 17th to September 3rd, and more than 1,600 arrests were made statewide. King County alone saw 364 arrests, all of which involved motorists suspected of driving ...
Initiative 502 proposes to legalize marijuana in Seattle and Washington State in an effort to better regulate the controversial substance. There have been a lot of interesting proponents of I-502, including the Children's Alliance, a Seattle-based advocacy group, as well as regional National Ass...
Is a DUI a felony? That depends on numerous factors, including the circumstances surrounding the DUI, your own personal history of DUI convictions, and of course the state in which you receive your DUI. One thing is for certain, though: A DUI is a serious offense, and if you receive a DUI in Wash...
This is very important information to anyone arrested for suspicion of DUI or Physical Control in the last three weeks. The cost to request a hearing with the department of licensing to fight the administrative suspension has gone up a staggering 75% to $375! Yes, it is true that i wrote about ...
A detailed description of what to expect at the first court appearance (arraignment) for a King County DUI case at either the Seattle, Redmond or Burien District Court.
It has been a difficult week for Washington police. First, a state trooper was arrested for driving drunk and running from police, and now the Seattle Times reports that three off-duty Bellevue police were removed from a recent Seattle Seahawks game, due to unruly, drunken behavior. More specific...
State patrol troopers in Tacoma, Washington, received quite a surprise on Sunday, after pulling over a reckless driving suspect who turned out to be a fellow officer. But trooper David Bertholf wasn't just any fellow officer. Bertholf has a reputation for laying down the law with drunk drivers, a...
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