Mimi always says I manage to turn everything into stories about me, but this is hard not to. This is where I grew up. Well, not exactly. But my parents and older sisters lived in Fergusson right before I was born. I grew up hearing this sort of idealized fairy tale...
China, Iran, North Korea, and The U.S.A. What do we all have in common? How could we possibly have anything in common with those despotic dictatorial terroristic States? You guessed it. We all kill people who commit crimes. Great company, huh? It reminds me of the old...
I am sitting at one of my favorite spots in Ballard on a beautiful summer afternoon. Miro Tea. It’s great because the wi-fi is fast, it’s quiet, and you can sit on the sidewalk and work away while everyone else strolls by being relaxed. Since college I have loved...
Well, go figure. I really did not intend to focus so much on sex crimes right now, but things happen. Like the woman who has been defaming and falsely accusing one of my favorite young musician/songwriters, Conor Oberst (aka Bright Eyes), suddenly retracting her...
What if I am Accused of a Sex Crime? First of all, take the Fifth.* Remain silent and get a lawyer. Second, understand this: sex crimes are tough. Sex crimes are simultaneously the most heinous crimes to be accused of committing, the hardest crimes to disprove once...
My last post is getting some interesting feedback. Pro-Pot types think it was a good discussion about the legalization of marijuana here in Washington State. Anti-MJ folks see it as a wonderful condemnation of the harmful effects of drugs. Some felt my treatment of...
I’m kind of in a state of shock. Not because only legal pot store in Seattle, Cannabis City, on its Opening Day. No. I’m in a state of shock because the local Pete Holmes, being fourth in line when the store opened at noon Tuesday. We’ve come a long way, baby. You...
Criminal Defense Attorney serving Oak Harbor, Seattle, and King, Island, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom County provides a quick, unedited blurb about how the Supreme Court was correct in its June 25, 2014 opinion. The Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Riley...
Since it is a world cup year we have decided to shift our focus from the law to something more important: Association Football (or soccer). We are going to provide discussion and analysis regarding the most exciting games during the World Cup. First up, Brazil vs....
The law evolves along with technology. For example, early strict liability law concerned non-domestic or exotic animals: an owner of a lion, bear, or other wild beast would be strictly liable for damage caused by such an animal regardless of degree of care exercised...