DUI Drugs
The police department at Northern Arizona University has received grants totaling more than $10,000, which is earmarked for staffing and related expenses for the DUI Task Force program. Applications have already been submitted for the same grants for next year which if awarded is intended to further the DUI Task Force program, and a…
3/2/16 In Arizona a person can be guilty of DUI if they are driving or in actual physical control and are impaired by alcohol, drugs or some combination thereof. In State v. Bayless-George, the defendant was charged with driving while under the influence. The impairing substances at issue were Ambien (which is a central…
2/19/16 Arizona Court of Appeals holds odor of marijuana can justify probable cause notwithstanding AMMA. In State v. Cheatham, the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) does not prevent police officers from using the odor of burnt marijuana as probable cause to justify a search. In Cheatham the…