Holli Giffin | Seattle Criminal Lawyer

Case Conclusion Date: October 31, 2011 Practice Area: Criminal Defense Outcome: Statements and Evidence Suppressed/Dismissed Description: Client was charged with Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission in the Second degree. Client was walking down the street with other individuals, who all appeared to be high-school aged, and school was in session. Officer saw the individuals and noted that they are in the parking lot of a mini-mart and there were no cars in the parking lot. The individuals left the store and walked down the street. The officer watched for a few minutes, he then drove around the block. The officer decided the boys were up to no good, so he stopped them, the officer later discovered that the boys had been in a vehicle that was reported stolen. However, the officer did not know, when he stopped them, that they had been in that vehicle earlier. It was not until after being detained that the incriminating information was developed. Practice Area: Criminal Defense Outcome: Dismissed Description: Client was charged with Possession of Marijuana, Less Than 40 Grams. Client was walking in a neighborhood and knocking on doors, when a person would answer the door, the client would ask if they needed help around the yard or house. A resident of the neighborhood called the police because they felt this was unusual behavior. The officer arrived and stopped the client. When the officer stopped the client, he searched him and found the marijuana. Because the officer did not have a basis to search the client, the court suppressed the evidence and the case was dismissed.