T.M. Anderson Law Firm LLC

10/13/2022

The chief is hard at work.

07/01/2022

If the calculation doesn’t fit, you must acquit! And If you make a rule, follow it. The judge decided the breath machine doesn’t calculate readings according to the rule, so, simply put, they can’t be used. How will other judges decide?

Another judge has determined the results of a breathalyzer used by all law enforcement in the state cannot be used as evidence in a DUI case.

07/22/2021

If your DUI breath test came from a Draeger 9510 in Washington, call now 360-734-0908.

DUI breath results in question again as new evidence reveals that the machines do not calculate as required. If you are accused of a DUI, you can learn more at 360-734-0908.

07/02/2021

DUI NEWS: WSP issues statement to prosecutors across the state informing them that over 80,000 reported breath tests are being reviewed for a possible defect associated with the breath test instrument. Courts in WA have yet to rule on how this affects the breath test results in your DUI. Have a question? 360-734-0908

03/29/2021

Murder trial live. Testimony begins with a 911 operator and a store clerk. The prosecution presents witnesses first in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd. Then, the defense can cross examine and after all the government witnesses are done, will the defense need to decide if they are calling any witnesses, including the accused.

It's the first day of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death of George Floyd. Follow here for live updates.

03/24/2021

CRIMINAL CASE SERIES - College Admissions Financial Scandals: how expensive is college? For some listed on these charging documents, it’s was much more than tuition.

Dozens of individuals allegedly involved in a nationwide conspiracy that facilitated cheating on college entrance exams and the admission of students to elite universities as purported athletic recruits were arrested by federal agents in multiple states and charged in documents unsealed on March 12,...

03/07/2021

Now that Washington’s illegal drug possession law has been declared void, what happens to old or pending drug possession convictions? Will they be dismissed?
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The 5-4 decision is likely to prompt state legislators to rewrite the drug possession law. The majority found that it improperly allowed a conviction even if the person prosecuted under the statute did not know they possessed drugs.

02/26/2021

“Those aren’t mine,” exclaimed the driver when drugs were found in her jeans during a search for stolen vehicles by police. That defense rarely works... until now. In fact, the arrest triggered an entire review of the constitutional limits of the drug possession law, and the Washington Supreme Court just decided the felony possession law is unconstitutional. Read the decision here:https://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/968730.pdf

02/09/2021

CRIMINAL CASE SERIES: How a DUI Arrest turned into a murder investigation: Two days after a female university student vanished, one of the last people to see her was booked for DUI by the police department. The booking photo shows a black eye and when asked about how he got the injury, the driver gives three different stories. Here’s why that’s relevant - http://californiaregister.com/kristin-smart/

02/01/2021

CRIMINAL CASE SERIES - With almost 11,000 identified members, the organization inflicted over 1/2 a Billion in losses. Here’s how: “the organization directed traffic and potential purchasers to the automated vending sites of its members, which served as online conduits to traffic in stolen means of identification, stolen financial and banking information, malware, and other illicit goods. It also provided an escrow service to facilitate illicit digital currency transactions among its members and employed screening protocols that purported to ensure only high quality vendors of stolen cards, personally identifiable information, and other contraband were permitted to advertise to members.” https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/malware-author-pleads-guilty-role-transnational-cybercrime-organization-responsible-more-568