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Common Legal Defenses to Washington Crimes

Persons accused of a crime can always challenge the accusation by raising a legal defense. A legal defense basically says a defendant is not guilty because of some reason. The main ways to defend charges are to seek suppression of evidence, to show that the prosecution cannot establish an element of the charge, or to [...]

By |2022-10-30T19:32:50+00:00October 18th, 2018|Legal Terms/General Issues|Comments Off on Common Legal Defenses to Washington Crimes

Fourth Amendment Under Attack

The Fourth Amendment has been under attack during the last few decades, as the Supreme Court of the United States has sanctioned exception after exception to the warrant requirement. In United States v. Leon, the Supreme Court created the “good faith” exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement. Under the good faith exception, evidence seized [...]

By |2022-10-25T23:42:34+00:00September 18th, 2017|Legal Terms/General Issues, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fourth Amendment Under Attack
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