King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg announced on September 25, 2008 that some felony level drug, property, and ID theft charges will be diverted from Superior Court to district and municipal courts due to budget cuts. Defendants will be charged with misdemeanors, with sentences up to 1 year in jail and fines up to $5000 instead of felonies with the possibility of years in prison and higher fines.
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- Felony level drug, property, and ID theft charges to be diverted to district and municipal court
- Pat-down frisks must be supported by objectively reasonable facts that suspect is armed and presently dangerous
- Exiting and locking your car doesn’t automatically prevent search incident to arrest
- Urinalysis is warrantess search; Mandatory urine testing as condition of pretrial release is inappropriate as there is no evidence that it increases likelihood of appearance for court
- Is our exclusionary rule in jeopardy?
- Smell of marijuana in general area is insufficient for probable cause to arrest
- Vehicle crossing over a lane once by two tire widths not a traffic violation justifying seizure by law enforcement
- Warrantless search of dorm hallway unlawful absent consent; residents have reasonable expectation of privacy in floor hallway
- Seizure of witness unlawful without exigent circumstances
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