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Case Results

Not Guilty
First Degree Assault (Four Counts)

Tacoma client charged with four counts of assault in the first degree after he fired four shots during an exchange of gunfire at a local club. Defense able to show, from a lack of damage to the building, that the shots were fired in the air as warning shots.

Tacoma client charged with four counts of assault in the first degree after he fired four shots during an exchange of gunfire at a local club. Defense able to show, from a lack of damage to the building, that the shots were fired in the air as warning shots.

Dismissed
Second Degree Assault

Domestic violence case. Kent client charged with strangling wife and threatening to shoot her. Convinced prosecutor about factual discrepancies and legal deficiencies.

Domestic violence case. Kent client charged with strangling wife and threatening to shoot her. Convinced prosecutor about factual discrepancies and legal deficiencies.

Reduced Plea Bargain
Second Degree Assault

Domestic violence case. Guided Tacoma client through treatment and used this to negotiate diversion, a major reduced plea bargain.

Domestic violence case. Guided Tacoma client through treatment and used this to negotiate diversion, a major reduced plea bargain.

Pled Down
Residential Burglary

Olympia client plead to misdemeanor violation of a no-contact order after able to use two separate experts to create doubt as to clients ID.

Olympia client plead to misdemeanor violation of a no-contact order after able to use two separate experts to create doubt as to clients ID.

Dismissed
Civil Domestic Violence Protection Order

Tacoma/Pierce County Civil Domestic Violence Protection Order against Client was dismissed after showing that a court had already made rulings against the petitioner on the same allegations. Smith & White went on to compel the petitioner to return all of our clients property.

Tacoma/Pierce County Civil Domestic Violence Protection Order against Client was dismissed after showing that a court had already made rulings against the petitioner on the same allegations. Smith & White went on to compel the petitioner to return all of our clients property.

Dismissed
Assault/Domestic Violence

Lakewood domestic violence case against army officer was dismissed after defense showed that Officer was already taking measures through the military to remedy the situation.

Lakewood domestic violence case against army officer was dismissed after defense showed that Officer was already taking measures through the military to remedy the situation.

Case Vacated
Assault/Domestic Violence

Kitsap County case vacated (changed from conviction to dismissal) so that client could get the job of her dreams.

Kitsap County case vacated (changed from conviction to dismissal) so that client could get the job of her dreams.

Dismissed
Assault/Domestic Violence

Olympia domestic violence assault prosecution agrees to dismiss case in exchange for client engaging in needed mental health treatment.

Olympia domestic violence assault prosecution agrees to dismiss case in exchange for client engaging in needed mental health treatment.

Not Guilty
Second Degree Murder

Tacoma client charged as a participant after a knife fight resulted in another’s death. Defense able to show client was not involved in decision to seek revenge on victim.

Tacoma client charged as a participant after a knife fight resulted in another’s death. Defense able to show client was not involved in decision to seek revenge on victim.

Reduced
DUI

Countless DUIs reduced to Reckless Driving or Negligent Driving: With a 100 point checklist, the opportunity to find some procedural or legal irregularity that can have the case reduced is high. WE review all the steps that King, Pierce, Thurston and Kitsap County law enforcement must follow to validly prosecute you for DUI.

Countless DUIs reduced to Reckless Driving or Negligent Driving: With a 100 point checklist, the opportunity to find some procedural or legal irregularity that can have the case reduced is high. WE review all the steps that King, Pierce, Thurston and Kitsap County law enforcement must follow to validly prosecute you for DUI.

Reduced
DUI

Tacoma Pierce County ecstatic when 5th DUI with BAC over. 15 was reduced to no jail time. Avoiding jail kept client from losing job.

Tacoma Pierce County ecstatic when 5th DUI with BAC over. 15 was reduced to no jail time. Avoiding jail kept client from losing job.

Reduced
DUI

Federal Way DUI with BAC over. 15, accident and onlookers having to wrestle client down to keep him from fleeing. Agreement to reduce to reckless driving with no jail. Client does not need to fear deportation now.

Federal Way DUI with BAC over. 15, accident and onlookers having to wrestle client down to keep him from fleeing. Agreement to reduce to reckless driving with no jail. Client does not need to fear deportation now.

Reduced
DUI

Tacoma accident DUI (rear-end collision) with failed field sobriety tests and refused breath test still reduced to reckless driving with no jail and no active probation.

Tacoma accident DUI (rear-end collision) with failed field sobriety tests and refused breath test still reduced to reckless driving with no jail and no active probation.

Not Guilty
First Degree Robbery

Tacoma client charged with forcibly taking a van from another person and acquitted at trial after the defense was able to impeach the victim.

Tacoma client charged with forcibly taking a van from another person and acquitted at trial after the defense was able to impeach the victim.

Reduced
Robbery

Port Orchard Robbery 1 with multiple points (presumptive 5 year sentence) reduced to Robbery 2 with virtually time served after defense was able to impeach the alleged victim: Defense showed the alleged victim had contact with law enforcement after the claimed incident and failed to mention the supposed serious, life threatening offense.

Port Orchard Robbery 1 with multiple points (presumptive 5 year sentence) reduced to Robbery 2 with virtually time served after defense was able to impeach the alleged victim: Defense showed the alleged victim had contact with law enforcement after the claimed incident and failed to mention the supposed serious, life threatening offense.

Dismissed
Robbery

Two cases dismissed in Tacoma court and able to end probation in another King County court after explaining the legal shortcomings of the dismissed charges to the probation court.

Two cases dismissed in Tacoma court and able to end probation in another King County court after explaining the legal shortcomings of the dismissed charges to the probation court.

Dismissed
DUI

6 charges dismissed in 3 different courts, Bremerton, King County & Tacoma for the same client after making numerous and varied legal challenges from loss of evidence, procedural irregularities and mental illness.

6 charges dismissed in 3 different courts, Bremerton, King County & Tacoma for the same client after making numerous and varied legal challenges from loss of evidence, procedural irregularities and mental illness.

Reduced
DUI

Puyallup DUI with failed field sobriety tests and BAC of .22 reduced to reckless driving, no jail, no active probation.

Puyallup DUI with failed field sobriety tests and BAC of .22 reduced to reckless driving, no jail, no active probation.