Archives : 2011 : June

1. The Cost of Criminal Defense Attorneys Draws Class Action Lawsuit

   Jun 30, 2011 —

   A Skagit County Class action lawsuit claims that Public Defenders are too busy to do their job. When the defense attorneys are not doing there job the adversarial system fails. To say that Richard Sybrandy is busy is an understatement. Every year he deals with up to 1,000 misdemeanor cases. The state bar says that … [More]

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2. Murder Case Tossed Over “Racist” Comments

   Jun 21, 2011 —

   The Washington Supreme Court has thrown out a murder case in an 8-1 ruling due to “prosecutorial misconduct” for what was deemed racist arguments. In 2007, Kevin Monday was convicted of first-degree murder and first-degree assault in a high profile murder case, that stemmed from a gang related shooting in Pioneer Square, reports the Seattle … [More]

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