by Mike Brodsky | Jan 31, 2014 | Updates
Today I went to my first court appearance after receiving my first DUI last Friday and called a DUI attorney who I met with and he went to court with me to plead not guilty and do a deferred prosecution and have court in a month. To hire the attorney it would be...
by Mike Brodsky | Jan 28, 2014 | Updates
I have been charged with theft in the 3rd degree… RCW 9A.56.050.: I have no criminal record… This is my first offense and this was a stupid mistake I made… I admitted it to the Mt. Vernon police… If the value was $63.00, a stupid mistake,...
by Mike Brodsky | Jan 27, 2014 | Updates
I am applying for a job that asks if I have ever been arrested, convicted or on probation. My question is do I need to answer yes to any of these if my charges were dismissed in court. I was on pre-trial supervision while going through this and I am not even sure I...
by Mike Brodsky | Jan 27, 2014 | Updates
What is going to happen? How long can his sentence be? The judge put a mandatory protection order for two and a half months and a $5,000 cash only bail. Michael’s answer: 4th degree assault domestic violence. Assault in the 4th degree is a gross misdemeanor and thus...
by Mike Brodsky | Jan 27, 2014 | Updates
So I got a DUI on December 17 2013. I mailed the DoL DUI hearing form 17 days after that happened trying to get as close to the 20 day mark as possible, and now after today it will be 40+ days since I mailed it. If they take too long does it just get dismissed?...
by Mike Brodsky | Jan 21, 2014 | Updates
How is it voluntary if you are arrested if you don’t agree to perform them?? Michael’s answer: FSTs are ABSOLUTELY voluntary and a driver should never agree to perform them. That said, the law on whether such a refusal is admissible at trial is unsettled. And...