Violent Crimes Unit - Early Plea Negotiators

Find out more about the early plea processes and Prosecuting Attorney's Office (PAO) contacts in Seattle for violent crimes and homicides.

Violent crimes include:

Assault 1 and 2
Robbery
Kidnapping
Unlawful Imprisonment
Burglary 1
Arson/Reckless Burning
Drive by shooting
Attempted Murder

Non-violent crimes include:

Animal Cruelty
Assault 3
Attempt to Elude
Bail Jumping
Custodial Assault
Escape
Felony Harassment
Intimidating or Tampering with a Witness or Public Servant
Introducing Contraband
Malicious Mischief
Stalking
Threats to Bomb
UPFA
VUCSA

We prefer to negotiate by email.

Negotiations will continue throughout the pendency of the case, but the defense should expect that the State’s best offer will be made at the early plea stage. If the defense requests discovery beyond what is normally expected during the early plea negotiation period (such as victim or witness interviews, redacted discovery, records that are not in the possession of the State, lab testing, and so on) then the case must be assigned to a trial deputy and any outstanding early plea offer is withdrawn.

Early plea offers will not be kept open for an extended period of time. Further, the State reserves the right to revoke an early plea offer in other circumstances, such as new information or evidence, the defendant’s commission of new crimes, a failure to appear, violations of conditions of release, or any evidence of inappropriate communication/contact with victims or witnesses.

Learn more about the Early Plea Negotiation Process