Arizona Passes Law Allowing First Responders to Administer Lifesaving...
Overview of AZ HB 2489: Combatting Heroin Overdoses A bill we have been following closely, AZ HB 2489 was passed on April 10, 2015. The expected effective date is July 3, 2015. Arizona now joins 26...
View ArticleWhat Constitutes “Conspiracy” using mobile devices in Unlawful Drug Sales:...
In a recent Arizona Supreme Court drug case, a man convicted of 11 drug-related crimes was sentenced to concurrent, consecutive presumptive terms of imprisonment. The defendant appealed, challenging...
View ArticleConsent to search, includes Drug K-9 search of Vehicle: Arizona Court of...
In a recent case ruling the Arizona Court of Appeals upheld a woman’s conviction for possession for sale of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The central issue in the Appeal was whether or not a...
View ArticleFentanyl – Laced Heroin: The Real Cost of a $10.00 High: Your Guide to...
Imagine the lethal game of “Russian Roulette”, but with different rules of chance. Let’s say the chambers in a revolver with 6 rounds are all loaded with bullets, with the exception of only one...
View ArticleEntrapment: The Most Important Requirement for Your Defense Revealed: Arizona...
Is this too difficult to imagine? You’ve just been released from prison. You are struggling to become a productive member of society. You’re looking for job, and trying to get your life on back on...
View ArticleOne of the Most Important Reasons to Resolve Your Warrant: U.S. Supreme Court...
The aftershocks still linger following U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s eruptive and indignant dissent in this case: “The Court today holds that the discovery of a warrant for an unpaid...
View Article3 Things You Need to Know about Plea Deals and Deferred Prosecution: How to...
If you have criminal charges, you will likely face a decision of whether or not to accept a plea deal, or enter a diversion program. This is because most criminal and DUI cases are resolved or...
View ArticleHow to Challenge Your Narcotics Transportation for Sale Charges: A Review of...
In a recent Arizona Court of Appeals drug case, the court considered a defendant’s conviction for narcotic drug trafficking charges. The defendant was sentenced to a presumptive five-year term of...
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When Drug Courier Profiling Evidence Is Used Against You at Trial for the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has long held that when the prosecution uses drug courier profiling evidence mainly as a way to prove guilt, it violates a person’s constitutional right to a fair trial. While...
View ArticleArizona Court Addresses Defendant’s Motion to Suppress in Recent Drug Case
Recently, a state appellate court issued an opinion in an Arizona drug case involving the automobile exception to the search warrant requirement. According to the court’s opinion, an officer initiated...
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