I was just in a Rape of a Child 1 trial. Hung jury. Mistrial. 10-2 to acquit. “Let’s start all over again.” Jury selection is always tough. The Court wisely used a questionnaire for voir dire, and individual questioning of any juror who had particular difficulties with a RoC case. Defense peremptories focused on potential Read More…
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Don’t Wait to Seek Resentencing Under The Houston-Sconiers Opinion
Michael Arnold sought to be “resentenced” under Washington Criminal Rule 7.8 and the authority of State v. Houston-Sconiers, 188 Wn 2d 1, 391 P. 3d 409/2017, which came out after Mr. Arnold was convicted of two counts of Child Molestation in the First Degree. The incident occurred between 1999-2005, during which Mr. Arnold was between Read More…
Don’t Wait for Appeal
Recently went to trial wherein my client was charged with Rape of a Child in the First Degree and Child Molestation in the First Degree. The State had seized my client’s phone years earlier, upon his arrest. Lots of pornography was extracted. On the eve of trial, the State amended its Information to add a Read More…