5/11/16 A person said to have “paid their debt to society” may call to mind a person newly-released from prison. For many Americans, however, their release from prison is only the start of further payment, in the form of missed opportunities to housing, jobs to support themselves and their families, education and training, and more. …
5/10/16 Less than two months after the March 16th opinion by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich stating third-party contractors operating photo enforcement cameras for several Valley cities were not properly licensed in Arizona, Scottsdale resumes its photo enforcement operation on Friday, May 13th, 2016. For more information, see the azcentral.com article below: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2016/05/10/photo-enforcement-returning-scottsdale-streets-friday/84178802/ To see…
5/9/16 In State v. Robert Gear, the defendant is a phyisician. He was indicted in Navajo County Superior Court for one count of forgery under A.R.S. § 13–2002 and one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices under A.R.S. § 13–2310. The basis of the prosecution is a contention that the defendant falsely attested he had…
5/9/16 In State v. Anthony Benard Primous, Ct. Apps., No. 1 CA-CR 15-0181 (5/5/16) the defendant was charged with possession of marijuana which was found on his person after he was searched by a Phoenix Police Officer. In the trial court the defendant filed a motion to suppress the use of the marijuana by alleging…
5/6/16 In State v. Angel Pete Ruiz, No. 2 CA-CR 2015-0036, (4/27/16), the defendant was charged with multiple offenses including aggravated robbery. The relevant facts are as follows: in November 2013, a homeland security agent (Agent) conducting undercover surveillance at a truck stop watched six to eight men move bales of marijuana from a trailer…
5/5/16 Valley cities will employ increased DUI patrols beginning today through Saturday, for the Cinco de Mayo holiday. DUI Task Forces are scheduled by several local agencies, including Arizona Department of Public Safety, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, ASU Police and the cities of Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe and Scottsdale. Phoenix Police will also be increasing…
5/5/16 In State v. Angel Pete Ruiz, No. 2 CA-CR 2015-0036, (4/27/16), the defendant was charged with multiple offenses including aggravated robbery. The case was tried to a jury. During trial (and presumably at the conclusion of the State’s case) the defendant made a motions for judgment of acquittal on two counts. The trial judge…
5/4/16 When a defendant is on felony probation, if the prosecutor or probation officer believes the defendant has violated a term of probation they can commence a violation of probation proceeding. If the defendant is found by the court to be in violation it can extend the probation term by up to 5 years. In…
4/27/16 In a recent Division Two case the Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s refusal to continue a jury trial because the defendant substituted a new private attorney 9 days before the trial date. In State v. Ramos, the defendant was charged in October, 2013, with prescription drug forgery offenses. On July, 28,…
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