Archive for August, 2011

Prosecutors Desk 8-28-11(Comments Off on Prosecutors Desk 8-28-11)

Every week or two, the Washington State Prosecutor’s Association summarizes the cases that have been decided by the Appellate Courts which are of interest to prosecutors and others in the justice system.   Here is a sampling of the recent decisions which affect the work the prosecutors office does. These summaries are published on the WAPA […]

Prosecutors Desk 8-21-11(Comments Off on Prosecutors Desk 8-21-11)

Last week, after 4 days of trial and after 3 hours of deliberation, a Superior Court jury acquitted Todd Chism of all charges.  The charges arose out of an incident that occurred last spring, when 2 WSP troopers had contact with him just opposite his home on Hwy 291.  He had been charged with several […]

Prosecutors Desk 8-7-11(Comments Off on Prosecutors Desk 8-7-11)

On Wednesday, August 3, after deliberating for about 3 hours, a Superior Court returned a guilty verdict against Jody Boring. She was found guilty of Trafficking in Stolen Property in the Second Degree.  The jury also found as an aggravating circumstance, that this was a gross economic offense or a series of offenses.    The charges arouse out […]