Overview: C.S.Oye

Police made a record number of drunk boating arrests last year at Seafair with nearly 100 BUIs over the big weekend. So far, over two of the three day period, police said just a fraction of those stops have been made.

Seattle police have made 23 boating under the influence (BUI) arrested between Friday and Saturday at Seafair, said Jeff Kappel of the Seattle Police Department.

The Washington State Patrol reported they made 31 BUI arrests Saturday, bringing the total of BUI arrests to 54.

Seattle police also made one domestic violence arrest at Seafair and police issued eight parking violations for people parking in disabled/handicapped parking spots.

Seattle Lawyers throughout the State will be addressing these cases.

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Portland is Ahead of the Curve

July 3rd, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

If you ever wonder how to think progressive when dealing with how to tackle the problem of DUI, one need look no further than our sister city Portland, Oregon.

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Aleve It Or Not

May 6th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Full article by Anthony Comier in the Herald Tribune can be read here.

When police stopped him one night in Sarasota, Villis Sanderstold told officers that the small blue pills in his car were Aleve, an over-the-counter medicine for his aching wisdom teeth. A patrolman used a drug kit to find out what the pills were. The test said the tablets were amphetamines, Sanders was jailed and his car was impounded. But it turns out that the test was wrong — prosecutors took the pills to a laboratory before Sanders’ trial and found that they were Aleve, after all. The miscue raises questions about the reliability of police drug kits and how the results of a roadside test can land an innocent person in jail.

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Our Sister State to the South

April 18th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Now that’s a proper Political Ad

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Red Means Stop?

April 16th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

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Adult Sentencing Guidelines for 2007

April 9th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Here.

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No Point In Waiting

April 5th, 2008 Filed Under Legal News, Uncategorized

Former Seattle Police Chief Stamper is the author of the book “Breaking Rank: A Top Cop’s Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing.” In addition, he regularly speaks out on the topic of the War on Drugs. The full article is here.

Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper says this week’s big bust of a meth smuggling ring in Western Washington is unlikely to reduce the supply of the drug. In response to a request for a comment from The Associated Press he said, “When a dealer is taken out, 40 wannabes line up to take his place.” Stamper says the drug war has caused far more harm than good. He favors regulated legalization.Stamper was in Bellingham Thursday to speak about the failure of the drug war to an audience at Western Washington University. He was Seattle police chief from 1994 to 2000 and now lives on Orcas Island. In announcing the arrest of 22 people and the seizure of 20 pounds of meth Thursday in Tacoma, U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan said he hoped it would reduce crimes typically carried out by users.

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Smarter Than A Fish

April 2nd, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Listen this time. If you do, it will save you time, money and, quite possibly, your freedom.

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Paying for Phone Calls

April 1st, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

This is more of a civil case. Still, a reminder to everyone that it is illegal in Washington State, both civil and criminal, to record phone calls without the parties knowledge.

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Drugs or Bugs?

March 28th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

The other bugs. I guess the Feds are looking for both.

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New List Serve

March 18th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Tribal Public Defenders has a new National list-serve. The membership already includes attorneys from 26 states. If you are a Tribal Public Defender please consider joining this community. It requires moderator approval to join. The website is here.

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The Wire Writer’s Take on the “War on Drugs”

March 7th, 2008 Filed Under Legal News, Uncategorized

A very eloquent article in Time that examines the United States War on Drugs.

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Prosecutor Drops Case Against McIver

January 16th, 2008 Filed Under Uncategorized

Seattle Weekly blog posted today.

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Hello world!

October 6th, 2007 Filed Under Uncategorized

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

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