WA courts are mandated to vacate many drug-possession cases. Why is it taking so long?
Even after years of work, courts still have a long way to go: 63% of cases in Superior Courts and Municipal Courts still need ...
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Washington state courts slow in vacating hundreds of thousands of illegal drug convictions
Giap is one of many Washingtonians eligible to have their case vacated after the Washington Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that the state’s simple drug possession law was unconstitutional because ...
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WA courts are mandated to vacate many drug-possession cases. Why is it taking so long?
When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in January 2024 that said her previous drug conviction from 2015 had been cleared from her criminal record, she was stunned.
Pragmatic Prosecutors: Convictions in Baltimore surge with state’s attorney’s ‘smart on crime’ policies
During his first two years in office, Maryland State's Attorney Ivan Bates's team, which includes 185 prosecutors, took 2,129 ...
Two Washington residents linked to Aryan prison gangs sentenced for drug trafficking
Two members of drug trafficking organizations tied to Aryan prison gangs were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in U.S.