“Get Immunity!” A very recent appellate case, State v. Powell, at 193 Wn.App. 112 (March 2016), touches on many issues commonly seen in Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (“SSOSA”) cases. Ironically, Steven Craig Powell (“Mr. Powell”) had not received a SSOSA, but, instead, a 30-month prison sentence after conviction to 12 counts of voyeurism. After Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Our client was accused of sexually touching another juvenile when our client was fourteen and the other juvenile was more than 36 months younger than our client. In Washington State, children under the “age of consent” (16) could have sexual contact that is not considered criminal. However, the Read More…
Reasonable Doubt
“Reasonable Doubt vs. I Believe He’s Guilty” State vs. Osman, January 15, 2016 I recently met with some young adults. The conversation turned, as it often does when learning that I practice criminal defense. One person shared a discouraging experience while participating as a juror, for which he was selected as foreman. It was a Read More…