February, 2011 Articles

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Arizona Upholds Implied Consent for DUI

Recent Court Case Sets Right of Refusal Precedent As in many other states, Arizona law states that any driver arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, whether under the influence of alcohol ...
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Texas Renews Debate Over Sobriety Checkpoints

Proposed Law Allows Random Stops by Police The North Texas Crime Commission released a legislative "wish-list" late last month, laying out their suggestions for improvement to Texas legal code. The ...
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Case Moves to Tucson After Judge Approves Transfer

Defendant Alleged to Have Assaulted Congressional Representative 22 year old college dropout Jared Lee Loughner, accused of a shooting rampage that killed 6 people and wounded 13 others, has had the ...
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Could DWI laws in Texas become even stricter?

Police Chief Seeks To Redefine Impairment Legislators and law enforcement officers alike have been discussing a proposal to create a new class of DWI offense, reports the Austin American-Statesman. ...
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$500,000 in Damages Sought by Tasered Officer

Gilbert Police Find Fellow Officer Asleep at the Wheel After being arrested in a DUI case last year, Phoenix Officer Seth Castillo filed a claim against the Gilbert Police department for a whopping ...
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Pre-File Investigations: Prevention as a form of Criminal Defense

Even before formal charges have been filed against a defendant, with a pre-file investigation a criminal defense attorney may be able help the defendant avoid criminal charges in the first place. This ...
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Tempe Man Charged With Impersonating An Officer

Vigilante Justice Backfires On Hot-Headed Local In this surprising story from Tempe, Arizona, a local man was charged with multiple counts of assault with a deadly weapon and impersonation of a law ...
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Have You Been Accused of Domestic Violence?

The term domestic violence refers to a broad spectrum of violent and non-violent forms of abuse within members of a family, household or interpersonal relationship. Domestic violence is not limited to ...
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Tucson Murder Conviction Overturned

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Decision by Lower Court of Appeals Tucson Resident Louie Machado was convicted in 2008 of the slaying of 16-year old Rebecca Ramsay. However, a later court of appeals ...
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How Can Deportation be Avoided?

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently reported that the top reason for "removing" or deporting immigrants is based upon their being detained for crimes involving "dangerous drugs." These ...
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To Bail or Not to Bail?

If you are reading this then you already know the question, so what is the answer? With the average bail in Los Angeles County set at over $20,000, it will cost you or someone close to you a lot of ...
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