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All homicides involve, in the first instance, the death of another human being. And all the states, including Arizona, divide homicide into various specific offenses. Murder, of course, is the most commonly referred to homicide offense, and depending on which state...
Burglaries, Stalking and Hate Crimes Under federal law, known as the Clery Act (20 U.S.C.A. § 1092), every college and university that receives federal funding is required to file a variety of reports annually, including those related to campus crime. This year’s...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a call for radical changes in the criminal justice system in the State of Arizona. The report, issued this month, focuses first on the fact that over the past 50 years, the United States has increased dramatically...
A new task force has been formed in Arizona, consisting of representatives from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the Phoenix crime lab, the Arizona Justice Project and ASU Law School. The purpose of the task force is to examine the use of hair evidence in...
Last week, according to news reports, a man was allegedly driving the wrong way on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix. There was a crash involving the vehicle. While there were no reported injuries, the driver was arrested and charged with aggravated DUI. Since there was...
An interesting traffic stop in Phoenix was reported in the news a few weeks ago. A uniformed man driving what looked like a police vehicle – a black, Dodge Charger equipped with emergency lights, siren and a police scanner – flipped on the lights and attempted to pull...
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled late last month that patients holding valid medical marijuana cards can still face criminal prosecution for possession of hashish. For those Arizonans who always assumed the two substances were essentially the same, the ruling comes...
Assault often seems to be a simple affair. One person strikes or threatens another person, and you’d think that would be the extent of it. Generally, it’s a misdemeanor. And in more serious cases, depending upon the nature of the assault, the circumstances surrounding...
Just over a year ago, we reported in our blog ("Court Says No to College Ban on Medical Marijuana") that the Arizona Court of Appeals had examined the legislature’s attempt to ban medical marijuana on college campuses. The legislative ban was seen by the court as an...
The good news is that fewer people were charged with driving under the influence in Arizona this Memorial Day weekend than in 2017. The reduction is particularly welcome since last year’s DUI arrests were higher by more than 10% over the prior year, 2016. Last year...
Stalking laws differ from state to state, both in the way the offense is defined, as well as its classification and potential sentence in the event of a conviction. Some state statutes have different degrees of stalking, and others speak about stalking and “aggravated...
Last week, death row exonerees gathered in Phoenix to call for an end to the death penalty. The death penalty has long been a topic of disagreement among those who are involved in the criminal justice system, as well as those who are simply members of the public...
Some Arizonans are proud that the state is considered one of the fiercest “tough-on-crime” states in the country. Many even supported convicted (now pardoned) former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s “tent city” prison slum he touted as representative of the way convicted...
The relationship between undocumented immigrants and violent crime in the United States remains a hot topic in the news. There have been wildly conflicting claims on the subject, including the initial onslaught by then candidate Donald Trump back in 2015. Those...
You’ve heard the terms many times. A person was picked up by the police on a “bench warrant.” But just what is a bench warrant? Can you be arrested if one is outstanding? How can you resolve a bench warrant? The first issue is to understand the meaning of the term....