blake decision

A change in state law along with a miscalculation of Jake Van Wyk’s prior criminal record, led the Washington Appeals Court to order his resentencing.

The Blake Decision in 2021 nullified as many as 200,00 felony drug convictions.

When the State Supreme Court struck down drug possession in 2021, the legislature passed a temporary stop-gap bill making it a misdemeanor, but that law expires July 1st.

After the State Supreme Court basically legalized drug possession, legislators passed a stop-gap temporary fix, but it expires this July

The legislature failed to agree on a framework for drug possession penalties after the Senate and House passed differing versions of the same bill.

The Washington State passed a bill Friday that would make the possession and use of hard drugs a gross misdemeanor and give courts more leverage to compel an individual to enter and successfully complete treatment programs for their substance abuse.

  You have likely heard of the Blake Decision, which in 2021 basically decriminalized drug possession in WA state. This Supreme Court ruling vacated or did away with, tens of thousands of convictions dating back years.   Blake Decision has led to an explosion of drug activity in WA Long story short, a person cannot be seriously charged for just having possession of certain amounts of drugs, wheth

A bill introduced in the Washington State Senate looks to address the lingering issues from the Washington State Supreme Court's Blake decision and the temporary fix the State Legislature made last session that expired July 1st or this year.