Post by Logan on Feb 20, 2016 7:51:40 GMT -6
A judge on Friday ordered the state to reimburse a 22-year-old man the money his family paid on his successful criminal defense for stabbing a fellow University of Washington student during a fight last year.
In January, a King County Superior Court jury found Jarred Ha not guilty of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing Graham Harper, 20, and fourth-degree assault for punching a young woman in the face. The jury also returned a special verdict, ruling Ha acted in self-defense.
Under state law, defendants who provide timely notice of a self-defense claim before trial are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable legal costs after successfully defending against a criminal prosecution for assault.
In Ha’s case, his family spent $37,500 on attorneys’ fees, $6,792 to hire an investigator to interview witnesses “who had either been ignored by police or only summarily questioned,” and $811.98 to have those interviews transcribed, according to a defense brief filed this month seeking reimbursement of a total of $45,103.98..
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/ha-hearing/
In January, a King County Superior Court jury found Jarred Ha not guilty of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon for stabbing Graham Harper, 20, and fourth-degree assault for punching a young woman in the face. The jury also returned a special verdict, ruling Ha acted in self-defense.
Under state law, defendants who provide timely notice of a self-defense claim before trial are entitled to reimbursement of reasonable legal costs after successfully defending against a criminal prosecution for assault.
In Ha’s case, his family spent $37,500 on attorneys’ fees, $6,792 to hire an investigator to interview witnesses “who had either been ignored by police or only summarily questioned,” and $811.98 to have those interviews transcribed, according to a defense brief filed this month seeking reimbursement of a total of $45,103.98..
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/ha-hearing/