Although Arizona is known as one of the most conservative states in the country, not all the news coming out of the legislature is based on right-wing theory. What follows are some of the changes this year in our criminal laws. Some, you might find, are surprisingly...
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Search and Seizure
“Neighborhood Profiling” Illegal – AZ Supreme Court
When the police arrived at a Phoenix apartment complex back in 2012, they were looking for an individual who had an outstanding federal warrant, and who, they heard, was seen selling drugs in the area. At the complex, the police didn’t find the person they were...
DUI Conviction Thrown Out – Illegal Traffic Stop by Cops
If you think that there is no hope once you’ve been arrested on a drunk driving charge, think again! The Arizona Court of Appeals has vacated the DUI conviction of a driver, saying that the Cochise County sheriff’s deputies involved in the case had no legal basis to...
Phoenix Cops Lose Challenge to Officer DNA Samples
The United States Constitution guarantees that we may not be subjected to unreasonable searches and seizures. But when the right is asserted by a defendant in criminal case, the stock response of most law enforcement personnel is, at best, grudging acceptance of that...
Secret DEA Unit Investigates Americans
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Intelligence sources say that a secret unit of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has been utilizing wiretaps of Americans across the nation to assist in...