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2025-04-30: Can Prosecutors in Arizona Use Post-Miranda Silence to Undermine Your Testimony?
2025-03-31: How Aggravating Factors Can Turn Serious Charges into Life-Altering Consequences
2025-02-28: Arizona Court Weighs in on Defendant’s Challenge to Juror Impartiality
2025-01-31: Can a Police Officer Ask for Your Name While Detaining You?
2024-12-20: The Importance of Handwriting in an Arizona Criminal Case
2024-11-30: When Can an Officer Reasonably Prolong a Traffic Stop in Arizona?
2024-09-30: What Are the Differences Between DUI, Extreme DUI, and Aggravated DUI in Arizona?
2024-08-29: Arizona Defendant Unsuccessfully Argues Prosecution Improperly Used Accomplice’s Statements During Trial
2024-08-07: Relevance of Autopsy Photos in Homicide and Murder Cases in Arizona
2024-07-30: Understanding the Limits of the Fourth Amendment
2024-07-14: Arizona Defendant’s Convictions Affirmed in Recent Burglary Case, Highlighting Importance of Aggressive Defense Strategies During Trial Phase
2024-06-30: Challenging the Denial of a Motion to Suppress Based on Violent Police Activity in Arizona
2024-06-10: Swerving While Driving as Basis for Officers to Conduct Traffic Stop in Arizona
2024-05-31: “Knowing” vs. “Reckless” Murder in Arizona Criminal Cases
2024-05-13: Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies Law in Case Revolving Around Possible Prosecutorial Bias
2024-04-30: Arizona Court Approves Shortened Sentence for Defendant with Cognitive Impairment
2024-04-03: Arizona Court Decides Witness’s Employment History is Irrelevant for Sexual Misconduct Trial
2024-03-31: Arizona Court Rules that Defendant’s Driving Plausibly Constituted “Felony Endangerment” Even Without Collision
2024-03-05: Arizona Court Issues Important Ruling in Case Revolving Around “Red-Light Statute”
2024-02-29: Arizona Supreme Court Rules on Expungement Issue, Deciding State Can Appeal Trial Court’s Decision on Marijuana Conviction
2024-02-20: How Arizona Law Enforcement Uses “Confrontation Calls” to Secure Evidence against Defendants
2024-01-27: Arizona Defendant Appeals Sentencing Decision in Child Abuse Case, but Court Finds No Fundamental Error
2024-01-10: Arizona Defendant Attempts Appeal in Drug Case, Arguing Evidence Insufficient to Show that Drugs Belonged to Him
2023-12-30: Arizona Defendant Loses Appeal in Kidnapping Case, Demonstrating Importance of Seeking Legal Advice at Every Stage of a Criminal Case
2023-12-15: The Uphill Battle of Criminal Appeals in Arizona
2023-11-30: Arizona Defendant Argues Body Camera Footage Inadmissible at Trial, but Court of Appeals Disagrees
2023-11-15: State of Arizona Appeals Lower Court’s Suppression Order in Case that Highlights Issues with Officer’s Prolonged Traffic Stop
2023-10-30: Arizona Defendant in Aggravated Assault Case Challenges Guilty Conviction Based on Officer’s Muted Body Camera
2023-10-15: Arizona Defendant Caught in Drug Exchange, Leading to Guilty Conviction
2023-09-30: Arizona Defendant Loses Appeal in Attempted Murder Case, Despite Court’s Extensive Review of Record
2023-09-22: Arizona Defendant Unsuccessfully Appeals Aggravated Assault Conviction, Despite Self-Defense Argument
2023-09-14: Arizona Defendant Appeals Rape Conviction on Grounds that Confession was Involuntary
2023-08-31: Arizona Court Agrees with Defendant in Aggravated Assault Case, Protecting the Right to Remain Silent During Interrogation
2023-08-17: Arizona Court Re-Examines Use of GPS Data in Murder Case
2023-07-31: Defendant in Drug Case Argues that Warrant Contained Material Representations Before Arizona Court of Appeals
2023-07-10: Arizona Defendant Wins Marijuana-Related Case on Appeal, Arguing for Conviction to be Removed from Record
2023-06-30: Arizona Court Sides with Defendant on Double Jeopardy Issue, Lessening His Sentence as a Result
2023-06-15: Arizona Defendant Loses Appeal in Case Involving Substantial Delays
2023-05-31: Arizona Defendant in Negligent Homicide Case Appeals Based on Error in Jury Instructions
2023-05-10: Defendant in Sexual Misconduct Case Unsuccessfully Appeals Guilty Verdict
2023-05-02: Defendant in Stalking Case Unsuccessfully Appeals Conviction before Arizona Court
2023-04-11: Appellate Court Affirms Arizona Defendant’s Sexual Exploitation Conviction
2023-03-31: Defendant in Armed Robbery Case Asks for Reversal on Procedural Grounds
2023-03-22: Arizona Defendant Successfully Argues for Vacated Plea Deal in Light of 2020 Marijuana Legalization
2023-02-28: Arizona Court of Appeals Denies Defendant’s Request for New Trial in Assault Case
2023-02-10: Arizona Defendant in Sexual Assault Case Successfully Argues for Reversal of Conviction and Sentence
2023-01-31: Arizona Defendant Loses Appeal in Drug Case
2023-01-21: Defendant Convicted of Aggravated DUI Loses Appeal before Arizona Court of Appeals
2022-12-28: Defendant in Arizona Aggravated DUI Case Unsuccessfully Asks Court to Reverse Conviction
2022-12-11: Officers to Ramp Up DUIs Around 2022 Holiday Season
2022-11-15: Arizona Court Sides with Criminal Defendant in Extreme DUI Case
2022-11-10: Defendant in Arizona DUI Case Fails to Convince Court that Evidence was Improperly Excluded at Trial
2022-10-28: Refusing a Breath Test on the Road: What Are My Rights in Arizona?
2022-10-12: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Appeal but Reduces His Sentence in DUI Case
2022-09-20: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Appeal in DUI Case, Despite Argument that Counsel was Ineffective
2022-09-10: Court Sides with Defendant in Aggravated DUI Case
2022-08-31: Know Your Rights: Implied Consent and Suspected DUIs in Arizona
2022-07-26: Arizona Defendant Loses Appeal in Negligent Homicide Case Stemming from DUI Accident
2022-07-18: Know Your Rights: Implied Consent and Blood Alcohol Tests in Arizona
2022-06-26: Arizona Court Affirms Motion to Dismiss in DUI Case, Siding with Defendant
2022-05-26: Arizona Defendant in Aggravated DUI Case Loses Appeal
2022-05-10: Arizona Court Vacates Defendant’s Manslaughter Conviction Following DUI Accident Based on Insufficient Jury Instructions
2022-04-23: DUI Stops and Testing on the Road in Arizona: Know Your Rights
2022-04-08: Arizona Defendant Successfully Appeals Manslaughter Conviction
2022-03-25: Arizona Court of Appeals Affirms Defendant’s Second DUI Conviction.
2022-03-17: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Blood Draw After Deadly Crash
2022-02-28: Why It’s Important to Understand DUI Stops, Even if You Weren’t Drinking
2022-02-22: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Appeal in DUI Case After He Fails to Appear in Court
2022-01-31: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s DUI Appeal, Finding No Error in Trial Procedures
2022-01-10: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Multiple Arguments in DUI Case
2021-12-24: Defenses to Arizona Prescription Drug DUI Charges
2021-12-17: False Positive Readings on Ignition Interlock Devices in Arizona
2021-12-01: Changes in DUI Laws Important to Consider as Proposition 207 Shifts the Legal Landscape in Arizona
2021-11-24: Police Officers to Crack Down on DUIs in Arizona This Holiday Season
2021-10-24: Arizona Court Refuses to Modify Verdict Based on “Flight Instruction” in Recent DUI Case
2021-10-11: Arizona Court Rejects Defendant’s Argument to Keep Out Incriminating Evidence in Recent DUI Case
2021-09-30: Court Denies Motion to Suppress Incriminating Evidence Obtained During Arizona DUI Stop
2021-09-16: Arizona Court of Appeals Affirms Aggravated DUI Conviction
2021-08-31: Consequences of an Arizona DUI Conviction
2021-08-24: Arizona Court Upholds Defendant’s Aggravated DUI Convictions in Case Involving a Minor
2021-07-01: Court Finds Proof of Defendant’s Knowledge of Interlock Requirement Was Required Element in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2021-06-24: Defendant Appeals Arizona Drug DUI Conviction Based on Inflammatory Evidence
2021-05-26: Court Affirms Six-Year Sentence for Drug Possession Following DUI Investigation
2021-05-05: Appellate Court Allows Defendant’s Statement, Finding Any Error in Its Admission Was Harmless
2021-04-27: The Importance of Credibility in an Arizona DUI Case
2021-04-13: Implications of Legalization of Recreational Marijuana on Arizona DUIs
2021-03-26: Can an Arizona DUI Conviction Affect a Child Custody Determination?
2021-03-11: Arizona DUI Charges Based on a Driver’s “Physical Control” Over a Vehicle
2021-02-24: The “Actual Physical Control” Element of an Arizona DUI Case
2021-02-10: Court Affirms Defendant’s DUI Conviction in Recent Arizona Drunk Driving Case
2021-01-27: Court Rejects Defendant’s Claim the Prosecution Failed to Preserve Important Evidence in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2021-01-13: Court Rejects Defendant’s Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2020-12-23: Arizona Finds Witness Statements Were Improperly Admitted, but Affirms Defendant’s DUI Conviction
2020-12-04: Court Rejects Motion to Suppress Identification in Recent Arizona DUI Accident Case
2020-11-25: Enhanced Arizona DUI Patrols Over the Holidays
2020-11-04: Court Rules on Evidentiary Issues in Case Involving Arizona DUI Car Chase
2020-10-23: What Happens if You Refuse a Breath Test in an Arizona DUI Traffic Stop?
2020-10-14: Court Grants Prosecution’s Motion to Preclude Evidence in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2020-09-28: Court Rejects Defendant’s Attempt to Admit Medical Marijuana Card into Evidence in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2020-09-15: The Escalating Punishments for Repeat Arizona DUI Offenses
2020-08-26: When Is Someone “Operating” a Vehicle Under Arizona DUI Law?
2020-08-12: Court Finds Evidence Sufficient to Support Conviction in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2020-07-28: Know the Potential Consequences of an Arizona DUI Conviction
2020-07-13: Arizona DUI Arrests Decrease Over July 4th 2020 Weekend
2020-06-26: Arizona Court Affirms DUI Conviction Over Defendant’s Challenge to Officer’s Decision to Remove Him from the Vehicle
2020-06-10: Arizona DUIs Over Memorial Day Decreased Since 2019, Likely Due to COVID-19
2020-05-25: Arizona Court Denies Defendant’s Motion to Suppress in DUI Case Despite Arresting Officer Being Under Investigation for Providing Misleading Information
2020-05-13: Court Grants Defendant’s Motion to Suppress in Arizona DUI Case Based on Dashcam Footage, Appellate Court Affirms
2020-04-27: The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Reducing the Number of Arizona DUI Arrests
2020-04-13: Arizona Court Rejects Defendant’s Argument to Suppress Evidence in Recent DUI Case
2020-03-26: Court Discusses the “Operation” Element of an Arizona DUI Offense in Recent Opinion
2020-03-06: Crucial Facts about Arizona Drug DUIs
2020-02-26: The Operation Element of an Arizona DUI
2020-02-13: Credibility in Arizona DUI Cases
2020-01-27: Motions to Suppress in Arizona DUI Cases
2020-01-14: What Is Retrograde Extrapolation in an Arizona DUI Case?
2019-12-26: The Right to a Jury Trial for Arizona DUI Offenses
2019-12-06: Are Arizona Breathalyzer Results Accurate?
2019-11-19: Can Arizona Law Enforcement Force a Motorist to Take a Blood Test?
2019-11-11: Arizona Law Enforcement Stepped Up DUI Enforcement Over Halloween Week
2019-10-29: What Are the Differences Between the Arizona DUI Offenses?
2019-10-14: Arizona Appellate Court Rejects Defendant’s Claims on Appeal, Affirming Conviction
2019-09-25: How the Legalization of Marijuana May Affect the Enforcement of Arizona DUI Laws
2019-09-12: Types of Field Sobriety Tests Used by Arizona Law Enforcement
2019-08-28: Can Arizona Police Use Blood Drawn for Medical Purposes to Check for Drugs or Alcohol?
2019-08-14: Arizona Court Allows Officer to Testify as to the Field Sobriety Sests Administered by Her Deceased Colleague
2019-07-23: Arizona Appeals Court Upholds DUI Convictions for Prescription Drug Use Within the Therapeutic Range
2019-07-12: How Does the Supreme Court’s Opinion in Mitchell v. Wisconsin Affect Arizona DUI Laws?
2019-06-19: Arizona Court Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress after Applying Nevada State Law
2019-06-12: Arizona DUI Arrests Over Memorial Day Weekend Show Year-Over-Year Increase
2019-05-27: SCOTUS Will Decide Case that May Impact the Constitutionality of Arizona’s Implied Consent Statute
2019-05-14: Court Rejects Defendant’s Expert Testimony in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2019-04-25: Arizona Appellate Court Allows Illegal Sentence Due to Timing of Court’s Decision
2019-04-11: Court Determines Defendant’s Knowledge of an Underage Passenger’s Age Is Not an Element of an Arizona Aggravated DUI
2019-03-21: Arizona Court Issues Yet Another Implied-Consent Case
2019-03-13: Court Issues Opinion Discussing Arizona’s Implied Consent Statute
2019-02-25: Breath Tests, Implied Consent and the Exclusionary Rule in Arizona DUI Cases
2019-02-12: Are Arizona DUI Checkpoints Legal?
2019-01-24: How Can Someone Fight an Arizona DUI Charge?
2019-01-10: Arizona’s Underage DUI Laws
2018-12-28: When Can an Arizona Police Officer Demand a Motorist Take a Drug or Alcohol Test?
2018-12-11: Court Discusses Spousal Privilege in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2018-11-29: Court Allows Results of Defendant’s Blood Test to Show Her Knowledge of the Drugs That Were Found in Her Car
2018-11-13: Court Holds Reasonable Suspicion Exists to Pull Over Vehicle if Owner’s License Is Suspended
2018-10-17: Arizona Has Some of the Harshest Penalties for Those Convicted of Driving Under the Influence, Even for First-Time Offenders
2018-10-03: What Are Miranda Rights and How Do They Apply in Arizona DUI Cases?
2018-09-28: Court Discusses Notice Requirement in Recent Arizona Aggravated DUI Case
2018-09-12: Arizona Court Condones Officer’s Arrest of Defendant, Despite Potentially Innocent Explanation for Signs of Intoxication
2018-08-24: When Can an Officer Pull a Motorist Over Based on a Belief of Intoxication?
2018-08-14: Court Discusses “Medical Draw Exception” to Warrant Requirement in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2018-07-30: Court Discusses When Police Can Legally Stop a Motorist for Swerving in Recent Arizona DUI Case
2018-07-25: Collateral Consequences of an Arizona DUI Conviction
2018-07-23: The Preservation of Appellate Rights in Arizona DUI Cases
2018-07-19: Arizona Appellate Court Upholds DUI Conviction Over Defendant’s Operation Challenge
2018-07-16: Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Take Arizona DUIs Very Seriously
2018-07-09: Nearly 300 DUI Arrests Were Made in Arizona over 4th of July Weekend
2018-05-01: DUI And No Insurance: What You Should Know
2018-04-18: Can Someone Be Charged with DUI Even Though the Car Was Off or in Park?
2018-04-04: Arizona Appellate Court Weighs in on Recent DUI Case Involving the Presence of Cocaine Metabolite in the Defendant’s Blood
2018-04-01: Marijuana DUI: Financial Penalties in Arizona
2018-03-15: Relocating to a New State after DUI: What You Need to Know
2018-03-01: Traveling to Canada After DUI: Issues to Consider
2018-02-15: False Positive with Unnatural Breathing are Common in DUI Cases
2018-02-01: What Are the Financial Penalties of DUI?
2018-01-18: Marijuana Field Sobriety Tests Are Not Reliable
2018-01-01: DUI and Being Impaired to the Slightest Degree – Phoenix, AZ
2017-12-15: Field Sobriety Tests and Poor Weather
2017-12-01: Field Sobriety Tests on Uneven Ground
2017-11-15: Field Sobriety Tests and Improper Instruction
2017-11-01: Issues With DUI Blood Test and Chain Of Custody
2017-10-01: How Improper Storage of a Blood Sample Can Affect DUI Blood Tests
2017-09-15: Residual Alcohol Can Result in an Inaccurate DUI Breath Test
2017-09-01: DUI Blood Tests – Whole Blood vs. Serum Testing
2017-08-15: Breathalyzer Results and the Flow of Breath
2017-08-01: Can Herbal Supplements Affect DUI Blood Test Results?
2017-07-14: The Legitimacy of the DUI Breathalyzer Scale
2017-07-01: Can Mouthwash Affect Breathalyzer Results?
2017-06-19: DUI Blood Test False Positives and Diabetes
2017-06-01: DUI Arrests and Immigration Status
2017-05-15: Can I Be Charged with DUI When the Car Is Running But I’m Not Driving?
2017-05-01: Can I Get a DUI for Sleeping in My Car But Not Driving?
2017-04-15: False DUI Arrest: What Are My Legal Options?
2017-04-01: DUI Issues: What If There Was Insufficient Cause for a Traffic Stop?
2017-03-15: DUI and Child Visitation: How Does a DUI Affect My Rights?
2017-03-01: DUI and Citizenship: Can They Deny My Application?
2017-02-15: Penalties for a DUI on a Suspended License
2017-02-01: False Positives from DUI Tests: Knowing Your Legal Options
2017-01-17: Types of Aggravated DUI in the State of Arizona
2017-01-03: Understanding Arizona Marijuana DUI Laws
2016-12-15: Understanding Arizona Drug DUI Laws
2016-12-01: Reasons for Inaccurate Field Sobriety Test Results
2016-11-16: Understanding DUI and Your Constitutional Rights
2016-11-04: Criminal, Civil, and Collateral Penalties in DUI Convictions
2016-10-18: DUI Classifications and Penalties in Arizona
2016-10-04: DUI Guide: What You Should Do Following a DUI Arrest
2016-09-15: The Impact of Prior DUI Convictions on Current Drunk Driving Charges
2016-09-02: Should I Refuse a DUI Blood Test: Knowing Your Rights
2016-08-16: Breathalyzer Test Refusal: What Are Your Rights and What Are the Consequences?
2016-08-01: Your Fourth Amendment Rights: Search and Seizure at a Vehicle Stop
2016-07-16: How the Recreational Marijuana Ballot Initiative Could Affect DUIs in Arizona
2016-07-01: Arizona Extreme DUI Laws: The Penalties and Fines
2016-06-15: Arizona’s Aggravated DUI Laws: Understanding Fines and Penalties
2016-06-01: DUI Penalties for Marijuana Possession and Use
2016-05-15: Drug DUI Penalties: Knowing the Laws
2016-05-01: Justice Served: Arizona Senate Bill 1228 Has Passed
2016-04-30: What Happens When You Are Booked for a DUI?
2016-04-15: What Happens During a DUI Arrest?
2016-03-30: How a DUI Can Affect Your Career as a Firefighter
2016-03-15: Teachers: How a DUI Charge Can Affect Your Career
2016-02-15: Can I Become a Police Officer if I Have a DUI?
2016-01-30: The Implied Consent Law: Understanding the Basics
2016-01-15: Extreme DUI vs. Aggravated DUI: What Is the Difference?
2015-12-17: Probable Cause Makes a Difference in DUI Cases
2015-11-15: Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC): What Is The Legal Limit?
2015-10-30: How a DUI Affects Your Driving Record
2015-10-15: DUI Stats and Holidays: Times When Drunk Driving Is Higher
2015-09-15: Miranda Rights and Your DUI Defense
2015-08-17: How DUI Charges Affect Background Checks
2015-07-20: Do You Need DUI Defense for Bicycling?
2015-07-10: DUI Statistics for the 4th of July Reveal the Dangers of the Holiday Weekend
2015-06-15: What to Do at a DUI Checkpoint
2015-05-17: Prescription Pills and DUI: Penalties and How Defense Lawyers Can Help
2015-04-30: Does a DUI Charge Affect Domestic or International Travel?
2015-04-15: Will a DUI Arrest Affect My Employment and Job Prospects?
2015-03-30: License Suspension from DUIs and Similar Offenses
2015-03-17: The Problems with Urine Tests and DUI Charges
2015-02-17: Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) Tests and DUIs
2015-01-31: How to Handle DUI Checkpoints: A Guide for Drivers
2015-01-15: DUI Arrest Costs: Fines and Penalties Following Drunk Driving Arrests
2014-12-15: Thanksgiving DUI Arrest Statistics: A Look at the Numbers
2014-11-15: DUI Tips: How to Handle a Traffic Stop
2014-10-30: Arizona Court Rules Medical Marijuana Users Do Not Have DUI Immunity
2014-10-15: Using Fake IDs: Defense Strategies for Underage Alcohol Crimes
2014-09-15: DUI Defense Strategies: How Lawyers Fight for Their Clients
2014-08-15: Selling Alcohol to Minors Is a Serious Crime
2014-07-30: There Are Stiff Penalties for Minors Using Fake IDs to Purchase Alcohol
2014-07-15: The Penalties for Underage Drinking and Driving Are Severe
2014-06-15: The Standard Stages of a DUI Case
2014-05-15: 237 Underage Drinkers Arrested in Tempe
2014-04-20: What You Should Know About Drunk Driving Cases That Involve Auto Accidents
2014-04-08: Startling Arizona DUI Statistics
2014-03-19: All about Ignition Interlock Devices and Arizona DUIs
2014-03-14: What You Should Know About Alcohol Treatment Classes After DUI
2014-02-21: Fines for DUI Arrests
2014-02-18: DUIs and Jail Time
2014-01-22: Filling Out Job Applications After a DUI
2014-01-09: Getting Auto Insurance after a DUI
2013-12-19: DUI – Misdemeanor vs. Felony
2013-12-10: DUI Expungement and Setting Aside Conviction – Explaining the Difference
2013-11-20: What to Expect During DUI Hearings
2013-11-10: Popular Times for DUI Checkpoints
2013-10-21: Getting DUIs Reduced to Reckless Driving
2013-10-15: Underage DUIs – Penalties
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