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…
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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…
Information on Level I Sex Offenders
Information on Level I Sex Offenders On April 7, 2016, in a 7-2 opinion, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that a Public Records Act (“P.R.A”) request trumps concepts of privacy, decency and common sense. Until this decision, “Level I sex offenders” (least likely to reoffend or present danger to community at large) were treated Read More…