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Police Misconduct in Arizona

Over 1,200 Arizona Officers Decertified since 1975 It’s not particularly unusual these days to find a police officer (local, county or state) facing allegations of abuse or in some cases other criminal charges. Usually the news involves claims that a civilian was...

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Pharma and the Opioid Epidemic

The news has been overflowing of late regarding what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) refers to as the opioid epidemic. We discussed the issue in our blog early last year. It includes drug addiction, drug overdoses and deaths, drug crimes, and...

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Hate Crime Laws Across the Country

The FBI reports that hate crimes have continued to escalate across the country, citing three continuous years of increases. The largest motivator in these crimes appears to be racial and ethnic bias, although other factors – sexual orientation, religion, disability,...

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Terrorism in Phoenix

When people hear a news report about terrorism, many naturally think about events such as 9/11, or, if your memory goes back a bit further, the terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany, where a Palestinian group known as “Black September” took...

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Woman Charged with Two DUI’s in Single Traffic Stop

A woman was pulled over by a trooper in Phoenix last month. The trooper says he stopped the vehicle because the driver was drifting from lane to lane at a speed of about 80 mph. After being stopped, the first words out of the woman’s mouth were, according to the...

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Heavy Penalties for “Chop Shop” Operators

A recent article recounted the arrest of a brother and sister who are alleged to have run a “chop shop.” Most people understand that a chop shop refers to the stripping down of stolen vehicles and the sale of the parts (either individually or as part of a “new”...

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Arizona Revenge Porn Law Re-Born

Earlier this fall, a Phoenix fire captain was charged with what is commonly referred to as “revenge porn.” Within a few days of the allegations being revealed, he retired, and little has been seen in the news on the matter since then. But the case puts the spotlight...

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Arizona DUI – Actual Physical Control

When people envision a charge of driving under the influence (DUI), they usually picture a person driving a car or truck down the road while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Interestingly, the law in Arizona says a bit more about what a DUI charge might involve. A.R.S....

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Manslaughter vs. Negligent Homicide in Arizona

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...

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