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Drunk driving across state lines = Two DUIs

August 20th, 2009

The Washington State Supreme Court issued an opinion on August 20, 2009,  regarding a driver who drove drunk from Washington State into Oregon and was convicted of DUI in both states based upon this single act of driving. (State v. Rivera-Santos, 81445-7.) The driver  was arrested in Oregon after driving south from Washington state over the [...]

Hard-hitting penalties for violating Washington state DUI probation.

June 27th, 2009

The word is out that the punishment for Washington state DUI laws is among the toughest in the nation.  However, what is not well known is that the mandatory minimum confinement penalty for a single violation of DUI probation is harsher than the mandatory minimum penalty for the underlying DUI. For instance, for an individual [...]

Some Judges Require Probation Before a DUI Conviction

February 23rd, 2009

Believe it or not, Judges are ordering citizens who are charged with DUI into “probation” before there is even a conviction.  Most people find this puzzling, since probation should come AFTER a conviction, not before.  Traditionally, probation is a period of time after a criminal conviction where a citizen is ordered by a Judge to [...]

An Exception to Washington State’s DUI “Mandatory Jail”

November 29th, 2008

DUI convictions require judges to impose mandatory minimum sentences. This is true whether the DUI occurred in Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue, or anywhere else in Washington State. Mandatory minimum sentences for a Washington State drunk driving conviction involve mandatory minimum jail time. The mandatory minimum jail time depends upon the number of “prior offenses” …

The Impact of a DUI Arrest or Conviction on your Job

November 29th, 2008

Although you won’t find “loss of job” listed in the DUI punishment statutes, a DUI arrest in Washington State can have a devastating impact upon your continued employment. If you need to drive to get to work, or if you must drive in the course of your job, a DUI arrest sets in motion two [...]