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  • 2023
    • October
      • Does WA Have Implied Consent?
      • What Is Reasonable Suspicion?
    • September
      • Can You Remove Criminal Records in WA?
      • Your Rights in an Elder Care Negligence Case
    • August
      • Megachurch at the Center of Environmental Law Violation
      • Miranda Rights and White Collar Crimes: Ensuring Proper Police Procedures in Washington
      • What Happens If You Are Falsely Accused of a Crime?
    • July
      • Refunds for Drug Possession: What You Should Know
      • Understanding Self Defense
    • June
      • What Constitutes Sexual Abuse and What Are Your Rights?
      • Age of Consent & Statutory Rape Laws in Washington
      • New Environmental Bills
    • May
      • Washington State Eliminates Death Penalty: A New Era of Criminal Justice Reform
      • New Washington Laws Offer Debt Relief to Former Inmates
    • April
      • Washington Attorney General Advocates for $1M Environmental Fine
      • Does WA Have Concealed Carry Reciprocity?
    • March
      • Marijuana Residency Requirements to be Upheld
      • What Is a Restraining Order?
    • February
      • 4 Types of Protective Orders
      • 3 Types of Burglaries & Penalties in Washington State
    • January
      • Open Container Laws in WA
      • Defining the Category: Elder Abuse, Neglect, Negligence, and Exploitation
      • What to Expect if You’re Charged with a DUI in Tacoma
      • Probable Cause in the Criminal Process
  • 2022
    • December
      • Understanding Negligence
      • What Is Self-Incrimination?
    • November
      • 5 Things to Know About Marijuana Laws in Washington State
      • What Compensation Can You Get for a Pedestrian Accident?
    • October
      • What Happens If You Violate a Restraining Order in WA?
      • New Law Improves Legal Options for Child Sex Abuse Victims
    • September
      • What Are the Penalties for a Felony in Washington State?
      • Why You Need a Personal Injury Lawyer After a Car Accident
    • August
      • How Can I Contest DUI Charges in Washington State?
      • 4 Reasons to Hire a Lawyer When You Were Sexually Abused
    • July
      • How Can I Prove Elder Care Negligence?
      • What Are the Penalties for Assault in Washington State?
    • June
      • How to Contest Accusations of Violating a Restraining Order
      • Obtaining Workers’ Compensation in Washington State
    • May
      • What Are Environmental Crimes?
      • What Are My Defense Options Against Conspiracy Charges?
    • April
      • How Can I File a Lawsuit for an ADA Violation?
      • How to Contest False Accusations of Domestic Violence
    • March
      • Prescription Drug DUI in Washington
      • Is Taking a Plea Deal Ever a Good Idea?
    • February
    • January
      • Elizabeth Holmes Conviction Explained
      • What Is an Insanity Plea?
  • 2021
    • December
      • What Are the Circumstances in Which a Federal Case Is Submitted to a Higher Court?
      • Can I Be Held Liable for Overserving a Party Guest?
    • November
      • Can You Grow Marijuana Recreationally in Washington?
      • What Rights Do Pedestrians Have?
    • October
      • Can I Get a DUI for Riding a Bicycle Drunk in WA?
      • DUI Penalties in Washington
    • September
      • 5 Bicycle Safety Tips
      • Washington Recreational Marijuana Laws
    • August
      • How Is a Felony Different from a Misdemeanor?
      • What Happens If I’m Falsely Accused of a Sex Crime?
    • July
      • Common Signs of Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse
      • Can I File a Childhood Sexual Abuse Lawsuit in Washington?
    • June
      • DUI Child Endangerment in WA
      • Washington Car Accident Laws
    • May
      • Where Do 'White-Collar Crimes' Get Their Name?
      • What to Do When You Are Under Investigation for Child Pornography
    • April
      • Can I Sue the City for an Unsafe Sidewalk?
      • FAQ: Car Accident Settlements
    • March
      • The Consequences of Armed Robbery in Washington State
      • Do Police Officers Need to Read Your Miranda Rights?
    • February
      • Washington’s Drug DUI Laws
      • The Difference Between Assault and Battery
    • January
      • Can I Be Charged with a DUI for Sleeping in My Car While Drunk?
      • How Washington Courts Determine the Sentence for a Drug Crime
  • 2020
    • December
      • 5 Common White Collar Crimes in Washington
      • Who Can Carry Concealed in Washington?
    • November
      • Who Is Required to Register as a Sex Offender in Washington?
      • 2 Types of Restricted Licenses in Washington
    • October
      • Washington's Medical Marijuana Laws
      • Carrying a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
    • August
      • Expungement of Felonies
      • What is Felony Theft in Washington State?
    • July
      • What Are the Penalties for Identity Theft in Washington State?
      • Can You Get a Deferred DUI in Washington State?
    • June
      • What Are the Consequences of Underage Drinking?
      • Defending Against Drug Possession Charges
    • May
      • Filing a Wrongful Death Lawsuit
      • Do You Have a Case of Medical Malpractice?
    • April
      • What Happens If I Violate a Restraining Order?
      • When Can You Argue Self-Defense?
    • March
      • What Does Aggravated Mean in Criminal Law?
      • What Is Police Procedure at a Traffic Stop?
    • February
      • Can You Get an Assault Charge While Defending Yourself?
      • Can You Get Off the Washington Sex Offender Registry?
    • January
      • Washington’s Open Container Laws Explained
  • 2019
    • November
      • Protecting Your Freedom During the Holiday Season
      • 5 Frequently Asked Questions About Police Searches
    • September
      • Washington’s Water Quality Standards Are in Flux
      • Caught by Washington State Marijuana Laws?
    • February
      • What to Do If You Have Been Falsely Accused of a Sex Crime
    • January
      • Five Things to Know If You Have Been Charged with Domestic Violence
  • 2018
    • December
      • Bail/Bond in Washington: What You Should Know
      • 4 Things We Can Help You With That You May Not Know About
      • 3 FAQs on DUIs in Washington
    • November
      • Sex Offender Registry FAQs
      • Do You Know the Three Strike Rule in Washington?
      • Can Corporations Be Charged With Crimes?
      • What is White Collar Crime?
      • 3 Unexpected Consequences of DUI
      • 4 Things to Know Before You Go to Court
      • 3 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney
    • October
      • Are You Entitled to an Attorney?
      • University Place DUI
      • The Hester Law Group Approach
    • September
      • Understanding Nursing Home Injuries
      • Drugs and the DUI Conviction
      • Can you Still be Charged with a DUI if you are Under the Legal Limit?
    • August
      • 3 Things to Do Immediately After A DUI Charge
      • 3 Reasons to Exercise Your Right to Remain Silent
      • 3 Reasons Not to Confess to a Crime
      • Federal Drug Trafficking - What to Expect
      • DUI Process
      • Federal Crimes: Is Statute of Limitations a Viable Defense?
      • DUI Frequently Asked Questions
    • July
      • 4 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Criminal Defense Attorney
      • Why White Collar Crime Cases are Different
      • Federal Probation: The Basics
      • What Happens When You Get A DUI in Washington?
      • How a DUI Can Impact You While at Work
      • Helpful Links
      • Expert DUI Attorneys
    • June
      • Federal Environmental Crimes: The Basics
      • 3 Unexpected Consequences of Sex Crime Convictions
      • 3 Unexpected Consequences of a Domestic Violence Conviction
      • How Does a DUI Impact You If You Are Military?
      • Mail and Wire Fraud: The Basics
      • How Does a DUI Impact a Commercial Driver?
    • May
      • Sentencing in Federal Court - Know What to Expect
      • 5 FAQ’s When You’ve Been Arrested
      • How To Choose An Attorney
      • How Social Media Can Hurt Your DUI Charge
    • April
      • Seven Things to Know if You Get Stopped by a Police Officer
      • How Much Do You Know About DUI’s in Washington State?
      • The Differences Between a Misdemeanor and a Felony in Washington State
      • Marijuana and DUI Laws in Washington
      • Can I Get Money Damages If I Was Partially at Fault in a Car Crash?
      • How to Properly Handle a DUI Arrest in Washington
    • March
      • Attorney Lance Hester Advocates in His Personal Life, Too
      • The Facts About Blood Alcohol Content
      • Over 15,000 Drivers Arrested for DUI by Washington State Patrol in 2014
    • February
      • What Are DUI Check Points?
      • The Hidden Consequences of a DUI
    • January
      • What Does the Field Sobriety Test Consist Of?
      • What Are the Potential Legal Actions If Convicted of a DUI
  • 2017
    • December
      • What Is Alcohol and How Does It Effect Your Body?
      • What Happens If You Refuse Sobriety Testing?
    • November
      • What Is Expungement and Can It Help a DUI Charge?
      • What Is Electronic Home Monitoring?
    • October
      • What to Look for in a DUI Attorney
      • What to Expect at Alcohol Rehabilitation
    • September
      • Civil Rights: Divested and Restored
      • Cat's Out of the Bag
      • Your DUI Rights
      • What You Need to Know About an IID
  • 2016
    • December
      • Deadly Weapon Enhancement Shot Down
      • Davis Update
      • Crawford and 911 Tapes!
      • Crafford's Next Impact - the Lab
      • Corpus Delicti Rule Revisited
      • Conditions of Release
    • November
      • Competency to be Determined in Seven Days
      • Claims Against Public Entities
      • Claim Filing Amendment
      • BIAS is Not Harmless
      • Bail in a Federal Case
    • October
      • An Arrow for the Quiver
      • Bad Prosecutor - Give It Up and Shut Up
      • Alford Stops Estoppel
      • Andress Retroactive Application
      • Aggravatingly Ineffective: Counsel Must Investigate and Mitigate
      • Bail Able
      • A Deal Is a Deal, Unless You Are in a State Court
      • Missing Witness Abuse
    • September
      • Don't Waive or it's Bye Bye
      • Don't Come Knocking with a Civil Arrest Warrent
      • Decline Hearing, After Trial
      • Brady Lives
      • Booker/Blakely Update
    • August
      • False Reporting
      • Experts Love This One
      • Expert?
      • Expanded Use of ER 608 (b) Evidence
      • Exceptional Sentences Unconstitutional
    • July
      • Manifestly Unreasonable
      • Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
      • Freedom of Choice
      • Fourth Amendment Applies to Individuals Facing Trial
      • Felony Murder Update
    • June
      • Non-Custodial Arrest Suppressed!
      • Miranda Lives
      • Mental Defense Primer
      • Judging Judge Threats
      • Judge, You Can’t Do That!
    • May
      • PRC Update
      • Piercing Qualified Immunity
      • Pierce County Criminal Protocols
      • One Too Many
      • Not One in the Same
    • April
      • Put This in Your Pipe
      • Pursed Purse
      • Publicans Prevail
      • Prior Testimony Admitted in Retrial
      • Predicting One's Own Death
    • March
      • Rule of Completeness
      • Right to a Speedy Trial
      • Representing the Absent Client
      • Recent Cases of Interest
      • Reality of Police Power
    • February
      • Supreme Court Dismisses Prosecution
      • Spin on Apprendi and Blakely!
      • Smell Test Stinks
      • Search Warrant Requirements in the Era of Social Media
      • Say No to Poly
    • January
      • Vacations Constitutionally Denied
      • Tribunals
      • Time for High Tech Reasoning When There is Low Tech Law
      • The Garrity Guarantee
      • The Future of Firearm Enhancement
  • 2015
    • December
      • When Rearraignment Doesn’t Really Change the Charge
      • When a Theft is Not a Robbery
      • What is the Meaning of "Invalid"?
      • What Are They Thinking?
      • Vindictive Prosecution in the Ninth Circuit
    • November
      • You Win Some, You Lose Some
      • Witness Unavailability by Coercion
      • Who Can Just Say "No" to a Consent Search?
      • Who Am I?
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