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Bail Jumping

Bail Jumping can be charged in any situation where the facts meet the elements below.

RCW: 9A.76.170

Classification: Misdemeanor if underlying charge is misdemeanor.

Elements: Knowingly failing to appear as ordered after release by court order or after posting bail.

Pewitt Law Can Help with Your Charge. If you are being investigated or have been charged with a crime, Pewitt Law is here to represent your interests. As a seasoned criminal lawyer, Ms. Pewitt considers the whole picture, including what may happen after your case is over. She realizes this charge could impact your entire future and she will make your case a priority as she fights for the best possible result.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

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