[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] A major checkpoint established in Peoria AZ last week has angered motorists and civil rights leaders. They contend that the checkpoint, which followed on the heels of...
Blog
What Happens When you are Charged with a Crime in Tempe Municipal Court
You reached David Black here. You're watching our website, some of our videos. Today we're going to talk about the city of Tempe municipal court, what happens when you're charged with a crime in Tempe municipal court, what types of crimes might be in Tempe municipal...
Maricopa County Files Petition on Medical Marijuana Ruling
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] This past Friday, Maricopa County filed a petition with the Arizona Supreme Court to bypass the Court of Appeals and have its appeal of the recent medical marijuana decision...
Video on Probable Cause Traffic Stops Resulting in DUI
This is David Black today. We’re talking generally about probable cause and more specifically reasonable suspicion when it comes to traffic stops and likely in your case the traffic stop which eventually led to a DUI. Before we get to the over-all question that...
DUI and Other Charges Likely for Mesa Woman
A crash in Pinal County, AZ has led to a charge of driving under the influence for a Mesa woman. The report on the incident contained only a small number of details about the accident that led to her arrest. Police say that the woman was driving in Sun Tan Valley last...
Drug Use Charged in Collision with Motorcycle
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] A woman riding a motorcycle was struck and critically injured in Phoenix Friday morning when she was struck by an SUV. The injured woman was taken to a local hospital, and...
Alleged Marijuana Deal Leads to Murder Charge
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] There is no telling what can happen when you mix illegal drugs and guns. An example occurred in Phoenix recently in which a drug deal gone bad led to a shootout resulting in...
Marijuana in the News 2012
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] As we come to the end of the year, marijuana continues to occupy a prominent place in the news. From smuggling to legislation, here are a few of the stories that have been...
Alleged Slap Leads to Aggravated Assault Charge
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] For the baby-boomers among us, corporal punishment, whether in the home or the school, was both a common and accepted form of punishment decades ago. Things have changed,...
Arizona Medical Marijuana Law Upheld
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] We’ve reported in the past about the apparent conflict between federal law, under which possession of marijuana is a crime, and Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act, which...
Medical Marijuana Limitations
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] With the passage in 2010 of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, the use of marijuana for certain medical conditions, as prescribed by a physician, became legal. But there are...
Domestic Violence and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] If you are under the impression that a domestic violence charge in Arizona is limited to violence against spouses, children or those in romantic relationships, your...
Police Point to Drugged Driving in Airport Security Breach
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] An alleged DUI occurred last week in Phoenix with a few interesting twists. A young mother with her newborn baby in the back seat was somehow able to breach security at Sky...
Domestic Violence Assault in Arizona 2012
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] Domestic violence in Arizona is not a distinct crime. Rather, it involves the commission of one or more of a laundry list of offenses (for example, assault, homicide,...
Domestic Violence Charges Filed Against Chandler Man
[column width="1/1" last="true" title="" title_type="single" animation="none" implicit="true"] A 49-year old Chandler man was arrested earlier this week and charged with stalking and ten counts of aggravated domestic violence. According to police, the man allegedly...