Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

In 1997 I was convicted of possession w/intent of a controlled substance (marijuana), One ounce if I recall divided into a few different baggies. I was given a 2 year probation (supervised), in which I did not complete. In November 1999 I moved out of the city and into the country in Idaho, without being released obviously from WA. It has now been ten years, and they have no intentions of enforcing this out of state. And while I have no intentions of moving back to WA, My father is approaching 70 and could use his sons' assistance once in a while, along with my 2 teen age boys who live with their mother in WA. So you see my need to commute in and out of their state is becoming important. The problem that the system doesn't recognize is that I've moved on with my life and cannot afford to be caught back in time. I am a small business operator and majority supporter of our home here in ID. My fiance and I have been together for the ten years that I've been here, and is now in her 4th/senior year at Idaho State University. And the list of life examples go's on.......... How can I get them to drop it? They don't want me. I'm not a criminal person. They have legal med/marijuana now. What can I do? I need a way to pay their system to forget me. Highest of monetary penalty or something, and forget about me. The area this is in is overwhelmed with meth/crimes and much more. Pierce County, WA. HELP!!!!!


Asked on 10/11/09, 8:08 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

First off you would want to find out where the case is procedurally. To see that you can visit:

http://dw.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.casesearch&terms=accept&flashform=0 and select the type of court it was in and then the specific jurisdiction and the cause no. If it is active (there is almost certainly a warrant) you would need to file a motion to dismiss, and probably get the prosecutor to agree to the motion. You may be able to get the prosecutor to agree to a date to appear in court to quash the warrant and move forward on the probation. The facts of your case will affect the decision of the prosecutor.

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Answered on 10/17/09, 7:12 pm
James J. White, attorney Law Offices of Smith & White, PLLC

As Christopher says, the specific facts of your case and its current procedural posture will help determine its outcome. So will having good legal help. It will benefit you to document the life charges you mention. Contact me directly for further assistance.

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Answered on 10/19/09, 10:53 am


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