DUI Lawyer Snohomish County
Know Your Rights When Stopped for DUI – Click Here
Every driver should know their constitutional rights when being pulled over, questioned, and / or arrested by police for DUI in Washington State. First, stay calm. Don’t run, resist, or obstruct the officers. This can lead to additional charges. Do not give false documents or information. Keep your hands where the police can see them…
Read MoreNew Years Eve DUI Emphasis Patrol (click here)
Police throughout Washington started extra DUI emphasis patrols to stop suspected drunk drivers on the roadways. The Washington State Patrol warns all drivers to drive sober throughout the holiday season or face DUI arrest. Please call Lynnwood DUI Lawyer Paul Hanson for a free DUI consultation (telephone or office visit). Call 425-778-7339 DUI Lawyers Lynnwood, Washington
Read MoreAn Unlawful DUI Traffic Stop Case (click here)
Lynnwood DUI attorney Paul Hanson recently won a DUI client’s Department of Licensing (DOL) driver license suspension telephone hearing on the grounds that the police traffic stop was unlawful. The arresting Snohomish County deputy sheriff received a tip from a passing motorist that the client was earlier seen driving “all over the road” on SR…
Read MoreBig Probation Changes at Snohomish County District Court
On May 1, 2018, all four divisions / courthouses of the Snohomish County Distirct Court (SCDC) will restructure their probation model. New evidence based practices will be introduced for all defendants placed on court probation. The Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) will be used as the probation assessment instrument. It will classify Defendant’s probation as…
Read MoreSnohomish County DUI Case Won
Recently I won a hard fought DUI trial in the Snohomish County District Court (Everett Division). My client had become sleepy on his way home at night to Mill Creek after consuming several drinks earlier in Monroe. So he pulled safely of the roadway, parked his car, turned off the engine, and went fast asleep…
Read MoreSnohomish County District Court Judges rule DUI Draeger Breath Test Results Not Admissible
In October 2016, all the Snohomish County District Court (SCDC) judges ruled that the DUI Draeger breath instrument test results cannot be admitted into evidence in any DUI breath test trials in their four divisions (Lynnwood, Everett, Monroe, and Arlington). Such breath tests are the strongest evidence against DUI defendants. The SCDC judges found that…
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