When it comes to sexual offenses, Arizona has some of the harshest prison sentences in the country. Recently law enforcement has been investigating, enforcing, and prosecuting crimes such as prostitution, child prostitution, and luring minors for sexual exploitation with greater frequency and ferocity. One of the reasons for the increased … [Read more...] about Arizona’s How to Catch a Predator Laws: Are they really catching who they were meant for?
Criminal Defense Attorney in Arizona
Arizona’s Revenge Porn Law Remains on Indefinite Hold
Earlier this year, the Arizona Legislature made major revisions to Arizona’s revenge porn law, Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-1425. Arizona is neither the first nor the only state to prohibit the unauthorized disclosure of intimate photos that were created for private viewing only (commonly referred to as “revenge porn”). The terminology … [Read more...] about Arizona’s Revenge Porn Law Remains on Indefinite Hold
Criminal Defense for Burglary
And To Think the “Hamburglar” Looks So Harmless As a criminal defense attorney in Arizona I have found that modern burglary statutes are some of the least-understood crimes on the books. Potential clients commonly ask questions like: But I just wanted to steal something. How can I be guilty of burglary? But the window was open. Don’t I have to … [Read more...] about Criminal Defense for Burglary
Does Arizona Have a Revenge Porn Law? | Criminal Law
Modern technology has given birth to a host of crimes that did not exist just a decade ago. Revenge porn is one of those crimes. As an Arizona revenge porn criminal defense attorney, I am consistently asked whether or not revenge porn is illegal here in the southwest. Revenge porn is commonly the act of a jilted ex-lover but can also be done … [Read more...] about Does Arizona Have a Revenge Porn Law? | Criminal Law
In Criminal Defense Can We Ever Trust An Anonymous Tip?
As a seasoned Arizona criminal defense attorney, I have learned that deceit often lurks behind anonymity. I think Fezzik said it best in the movie, The Princess Bride, when he told Inigo Montoya to be careful in his dealings with the “Man in Black” because: “People in masks cannot be trusted.” The 6th Amendment affords us the right to confront our … [Read more...] about In Criminal Defense Can We Ever Trust An Anonymous Tip?
DUI Criminal Defense and The Blood-Breath Partition Ratio
Arizona law states that “alcohol in the breath does not cause impairment; impairment results when alcohol enters the body, is absorbed into the bloodstream, and is transported to the central nervous system.” Guthrie v. Jones, 202 Ariz. 273, 274, 43 P.3d 601, 602 (App. 2002). None of my DUI clients struggle with this concept. Their struggle comes … [Read more...] about DUI Criminal Defense and The Blood-Breath Partition Ratio