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Sheri's Sidebar
Sheri’s Sidebar 7/31/2025 Edition #40
Sheri’s Sidebar 7/31/2025 Edition #40 1) Law enforcement websites which require a warrant in WA. 2) Free editing software for audio & video trial/hearing prep 3) Check the date of commission of offense related to predic...
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Sheri’s Sidebar 6/3/2025 Edition #39
Sheri’s Sidebar 6/3/2025 Edition #39 1. Restitution is a direct consequence of a plea. 2. Net Nanny Cases – Entrapment issue case law. 3. Are special allegation tags (SM, DV, Predatory) mandatory charges? 4. Citation c...
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Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #38 4/18/2025
1. Be aware of state manipulation and tricks. 2. Two arguments supported by authority that the State cannot refile Possession with Intent/Manufacture/Deliver after a Blake vacate for PCS/POCS/VUCSA
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Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #37 2/21/2025
Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #37 2/21/2025 1) Contradictory Juvenile Statutes on whether serious violent offenses for respondents/defendants who are ages 16 &17 years old have Auto Adult Jurisdiction and filing originally in...
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Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #36 1/15/2025
Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #36 1/15/2025 1) Important change in Padilla consequences you must investigate and advise the client regarding. 2) Studies show hand sanitizer on an officer’s hands, even through gloves, causes ...
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WSBA Best Practices for Client File Retention
It has come to my attention that client file retention varies widely across the state because there is no set, unambiguous rule. Here is the WSBA recommendation.
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Defense Attorney Demonstrates Police Caused PBT Error
Lawyer_PBT_False_Positives The above link is a defense attorney demonstrating how Police Officers using hand sanitizer prior to performing a PBT test, only touching the outside of the device (the attorney already had the straw in ...
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Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #35 11/8/2024
Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #35 11/8/2024 1. Do you know the difference between a No Contact Order and a Protection Order? 2. Are you aware which chapter and statute the State is using when it argues a definition or a tag applie...
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Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #34 8-30-2024
Sheri’s Sidebar Edition #34 8-30-2024 Detailed issues addressed, with sample motion language. Therefore, there are less issues addressed. 1. Old Chief Stipulations: When does Old Chief apply, and when can the State refuse to...
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State v. Pettis WL387267 (unpublished)
State v. Pettis is an unpublished case because it deals with a well settled area of law. Despite this, defense at times misses filing the appropriate pretrial motion to exclude lay and expert opinions which directly suggest guilt....
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