Andrew Dósa – DUI Attorney – Oakland, CA “I think that a DUI is a political crime. The reason I think it’s a political crime is because the presumption in the law, by the legislature, is that if you have a certain amount of alcohol in you, you are automatically impaired so that you are […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “You hire a public adjuster, and the insurance company still won’t meet that demand. Doesn’t raise their offer to that value. Now you hire an attorney. You still have to pay the public adjuster, right?” Spencer Freeman – Fire-Loss Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Yes.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “San Mateo County is significantly different than a number of other counties, correct?” Andrew Dósa – Criminal Defense Attorney – Oakland, CA “It is. I will say Santa Clara County is a little more like that. The Judges are going to be a little heavier-handed in terms of their
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Does it depend upon the type of crime?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Drug possession charges, first of all, they’re, really generally speaking, they are going to be law enforcement oriented. Most of the witnesses in the case are law enforcement. You may have
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So they could settle the case without the person who caused the injuries approval?” Spencer Freeman – Personal Injury Attorney – Pierce County, WA “For sure. In the context of liability insurance, specific to automobile policies or homeowner’s policies or commercial business policies, absolutely. Almost always the insurance company.
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “I also know that you practice, literally, all over the state of Washington. So, the question that I have is, going back to plea bargaining, does it vary between county and county?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “You mean as far as their willingness
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Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So, let me ask this question. Does plea bargaining happen on every single case?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “No.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “How come?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Well, some cases….let me say this.
Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I think there’s a couple of other things that I am going to want to know what a jury thinks about. In a criminal case, a defendant does not have to testify. And commonly a defendant does not testify. And I want to know, from
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “I guess a question that the family and the defendant would want to know …. In terms of plea bargaining, ‘do I just get a little bit of a deal, or can I get a great deal? Is it somewhere in-between?’ That’s one of the questions they’re going to
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Can somebody who has been charged with a crime in the past sit on a jury pool?” Spencer Freeman – Criminal Defense Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Somebody that’s been charged but not been found guilty? Yes.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Okay. But if they have been
