Mr. Mecham was stopped and investigated for DUI. During the stop, officers asked Mr. Mecham to perform voluntary field sobriety tests. Mr. Mecham refused to perform these tests. At trial, the State presented evidence of Mr. Mecham’s refusal against him at trial. The Washington Supreme...
The Washington Supreme Court heard a case in which defendants were forced to choose between making incriminating statements and facing physical violence. The case centered around a drive-by shooting in which three defendants were ultimately charged with first degree assault while armed with a firearm...
Division 3 of the Court of Appeals was presented with the issue of whether, in order to support a firearm enhancement, the State must prove that the firearm was operable at the time of the crime. In this case the firearm was never fired in...
In State v. Larson, the Washington Supreme Court reviewed the question of whether ordinary wire cutters meet the elements of retail theft as an item or device "designed to overcome security systems." This issue has been debated by lower courts and attorneys for quite some...