Recently it was reported in the media that a man who is on trial in Kansas for murder, would be permitted to hide a tattoo that he has on his neck.  The tattoo spells MURDER backwards.  The concern was that if the jury saw this tattoo that they might be prejudiced against the defendant and […]

The dust has settled at the Legislative session in Olympia.  There have been  some changes made in important criminal law areas, but Governor Inslee vetoed some of the items passed by the legislature. This is a brief summary of some of the changes in criminal law that have been passed by the legislature and signed […]

There has been an important change in the way Washington law treats the most serious juvenile offenders.  The change in the law was the result of a recent decision by the U. S. Supreme Court in a case called Miller vs. Alabama.  That decision ruled that mandatory automatic life sentences for juveniles convicted of the […]