Dave was nominated by his peers and selected by a committee of federal judges and lawyers specializing in federal criminal defense to serve on the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel of attorneys qualified to be appointed to federal criminal cases. Dave has obtained sentences below the federal sentencing guidelines for clients charged with fraud, smuggling, gun, and drug charges in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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The Washington State Supreme Court recently handed down a ruling on a pair of consolidated cases in Fuentes & Sandoz.. Each case involved whether there was a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity that would allow officers to conduct a Terry stop. A Terry stop is a legally justified search/seizure by the police that is based on a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity (note: the basis…