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Arizona Court Rules on Probation Credit: What Every Defendant Needs to Know Published June 9, 2026 • Arizona Criminal Defense • Gordon Thompson Attorney Legal Notice: The case discussed in this post is a Memorandum decision that means the following: NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. UNDER ARIZONA RULE OF THE SUPREME COURT 111(c), THIS DECISION…
Arizona DUI Law Can You Get a DUI for Sleeping in Your Car in Arizona? By Gordon Thompson, DUI Attorney | Updated 2024 | Statewide Arizona Home › Blog › Arizona DUI: Sleeping in Your Car & the Stationary Shelter Defense Imagine this scenario: you’ve had too much to drink at a friend’s…
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has approved a breath testing device known as an Intoxilyzer 8000 for use to test the alcohol levels of persons arrested for DUI. The State Legislature has made it very easy for a prosecutor to have Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test results admitted into evidence in a DUI trial without…
What is a Felony DUI in Arizona, Number 10, State v. Spillman The purpose of this series of podcasts is to discuss the facts, legal issues and sentences imposed in Arizona felony DUI cases so people can have an understanding of how individuals can be found guilty of Felony DUI and what sentences…
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 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…
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,…
4/25/16 In a recent Division Two case, the Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s preclusion of a defense alibi witness because the defendant’s disclosure of the witness’s existence was too close to trial. In State v. Ramos, the defendant was charged in October 2013 with drug prescription forgery offenses. On July 22, 2014, the…