Posted by Tim Rasmussen on April 24th, 2016 | Categorized as Stevens County Prosecutor Desk
Last week, I attended the quarterly Prosecutors Association meeting. This quarter it was held in Spokane so it was easy for me to attend. It is an interesting group of men and women representing very diverse areas of our state, but all of us share the same responsibilities in our respective counties. The subjects of […]
Posted by Tim Rasmussen on April 10th, 2016 | Categorized as Stevens County Prosecutor Desk
Last week I attended a session of the Veterans Court that operates here in Stevens County. The court session had a broad spectrum of cases, from new persons admitted to one person who graduated from the process. The majority of business was to review the progress of each person. The purpose of Veterans Court is […]
Posted by Tim Rasmussen on April 3rd, 2016 | Categorized as Prosecutor's Editorials, Stevens County Prosecutor Desk
The Supreme Court of Washington has again signaled it will sustain legislation allowing governments to restrict the possession of weapons. This decision came from a case that tested a City of Seattle ban against carrying a concealed weapon. The Supreme Court ruled that since the Constitution does not prohibit government from doing so, the city […]