[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In our blog of July 9, 2012 entitled Underage Drinking in Arizona 2012, we pointed out the various charges that may result from alcohol being consumed by minors. We also...
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ACLU Lawsuits Targets Deadly Shootings by Scottsdale Cop
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] The majority of police officers are never involved, during their entire careers, in a fatal shooting. But between 2003 and 2011, Officer James Peters was involved in six of...
Children Left in Car So Parents Could Drink
A man and a woman were arrested in Cave Creek on Friday for leaving their children in the family car while their parents could continue to drink at a local restaurant. According to Fox 10 News, the couple had arrived at the restaurant with the children about 8:30 in...
Student Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] In a tragic accident on Sunday night, a Northern Arizona University student was killed when she was struck from behind by a truck in Flagstaff. According to witnesses, the...
Facebook and Online Impersonation in Arizona 2012
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] The anonymity of the internet in general, and, some believe, of social networking sites such as Facebook, continue to cause problems for innocent people. Last week it was...
Aggravated DUI Charge for Diamondbacks Announcer
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] It was a sad day last Friday for the Arizona Diamondbacks and for sports fans around the state, when announcer Mark Grace was arrested for aggravated DUI and other charges....
Aggravated DUI with a Minor Passenger
Earlier this month a Mesa woman was arrested on suspicion of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs while her one-year old son was a passenger in the vehicle. According to the news report, the driver crossed over a sidewalk and careened into a propane tank....
Wiretapping Offenses 2012
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Arizona has a number of criminal laws dealing with illegal wiretapping and recording of telephone conversations. Our interest in this subject has been heightened by a case...
2012 Law to Require Parolees to Pay for Drug Tests
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] A new bill signed by the governor in April of this year will require parolees and those on community supervision to pay for any required drug testing fees as a condition of...
Golf Cart Ride Leads to DUI Charge
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Charges of driving under the influence (DUI) can result from some unusual activities. Earlier this month, the drummer for rocker Ted Nugent was arrested for DUI and other...