In Seattle both crimes are DUI's - driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under the influence of drugs. But they are two different crimes in the eyes of the Washington penal code, especially concerning Felony DUI's. Many laymen and laywomen tend to erroneously group the two transgressions together into the same category. Apparently, some judges do, too.

Seattle DUI arrestees are about to meet a new monitoring device after today.  The Seattle Municipal Judges announced today that the Seattle DUI Probation officers  who monitor pretrial release of many people charged with a Seattle DUI will be providing the Judges with another alternative in addit...

A thirty-day special session is underway in Olympia after the regular legislative session ended last month. One of the issues that lawmakers are expected to tackle is the toughening of drunk driving laws in Washington. It seems that every so often, a major Seattle area DUI-related story makes its...

Opinion testimony from Seattle DUI police officers may not be allowed if a new opinion from the Court of Appeals is given any weight.

Law enforcement practices were changed forever once portable breath testing devices were created. These machines allowed police to measure the blood alcohol content of suspected drunk drivers during a traffic stop, instead of arresting the suspect and taking him or her to a different location to ...

There are a variety of reasons why people in Washington voted to legalize small amounts of marijuana. Many of them reasoned that since marijuana wasn't as deadly as alcohol (in terms of health effects, auto crashes, etc.), it seems counterintuitive to outlaw pot while allowing booze to be legal. ...

Prosecutors in the state of Washington turn to many sources for evidence in their cases against suspected criminals. They rely on witness testimony, reports from police officers, and even photos or video footage. But one of the most reliable tools in a prosecutor's arsenal is forensic evidence, l...

Unless you work as a stock trader or in the mergers and acquisitions field, you probably don't keep track of which businesses are bought and sold in the U.S. But one recent corporate transaction might have an effect on the drivers here in Washington. This week, National Patent Analytical Systems...

Do you have this weekend circled on your calendar? Probably not - unless you're a marijuana connoisseur. Saturday, April 20 is the annual "4-20" holiday… and it's the first such celebration since marijuana was legalized by voters in Washington last November. Now do you see the significance? T...

Another barrier on the bench has been broken in the state of Washington. Earlier this month, Ketu Shah, an immigration attorney in private practice, has been named as a King County District judge - becoming the state's first-ever jurist of East Indian descent. Shah, who has been a Judge Pro Tem ...