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The Phoenix murder trial of Michael Roy Turney came to an abrupt end last week, when the trial judge granted the defense motion for a dismissal after the presentation of the prosecution’s case. The dismissal was granted under Rule 20 of the Arizona Rules of Criminal...
Earlier this month, an illegal marijuana sale allegedly took place in Phoenix, and ended with the shooting death of a 19-year old man. The Phoenix cops apparently wanted to arrest someone for the murder – we question how much they cared that it was the actual murderer...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a man convicted of second degree murder did not necessarily commit a “crime of violence.” As a result, while the court affirmed the man’s conviction for murder, it reversed a second conviction and an additional...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the killing of Yarmila Falater by her husband, Scott Falater. Yarmila was stabbed 44 times, and then drowned in the couple’s backyard swimming pool in a Phoenix suburb. Scott, a devout Mormon, said he had a history of...
Murder conjures up bad, bad acts. But felony murder – sounds even worse, doesn’t it? Well, words can be deceiving, and this is a case where they sound a lot worse than they are in most cases. Killing another human being is certainly one of the worst things a person...
Sure, everyone knows that our criminal justice system isn’t perfect. But we’re told it’s still the best in the world. On the other hand, “not perfect” is a far cry from gross incompetence. The following example shows just how incompetent the system can be. In...
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] When we read accounts of people being accused of and charged with criminal offenses, we often see the word “alleged” used throughout an article. The reason, of course, is...