Crime statistics are easily obtainable on the internet and elsewhere. Indeed, the Arizona Department of Public Safety regularly publishes the number of crimes committed statewide, and for each county and city in the state. Despite some clear indications that crime is...
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Violent Crime
Court: Second Degree Murder Not a Crime of Violence
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...
Aggravated Assault Charges in Arizona
February has been a banner month of sorts for aggravated assault. It seems as if every other news story is mentioning the offense in one context or another. We’ve gathered together several cases that have emerged (or have been revived) over recent weeks to examine...
Sanctuary City Status and Violent Crime in Phoenix
Recent headlines on illegal immigration claim that since Phoenix dropped its sanctuary city status in 2008, the crime rate in the city has dropped significantly. We choose 2008 because that was the year SB 1070, the law that makes it a crime in Arizona to be an...
“Anarchist Plot” Warning Embarrasses FBI Again!
A couple of weeks ago the red face belonged to FBI Director James B. Comey. He made some remarks in a couple of speeches that raised the ire of many folks, including the President of the United States. Comey, speaking at the University of Chicago, addressed the issue...
They punch horses, don’t they?
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Facts, once again, appear to be stranger than fiction. You might remember, or you might have heard about, the 1969 movie entitled “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” It was a...
Patriots’ Star Hernandez Charged with Murder
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Star tight-end Aaron Hernandez, formerly of the New England Patriots, has been released from the team this week, following an investigation into the now-deemed homicide of a...
Armed Robbery Bloopers
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Armed robbery is serious business, and a conviction will lead to serious prison time. So you might expect that those contemplating committing this felony would do a little...
Home Improvement Dispute Leads to 12½ Year Prison Sentence
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] If you hire someone to do work around your house, what’s the worst that could happen? There might be a monetary dispute, the work might not be done to your satisfaction, or...
Domestic Violence Lawyer Phoenix; Arizona Domestic Violence Attorney
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] http://youtu.be/jR34lgGONW4 Attorney David A Black is a criminal lawyer based in Phoenix Arizona. If you have been charged a Domestic Violence charge in Maricopa Country...