Arizona DUI / Criminal Defense Law Blog

A motorcycle crash on the loop 101 this morning resulted in the freeway closure and major delays for commuters.  The driver of the motorcycle was a Scottsdale police officer.  He was injured but is going to be ok.  In this incident, the only vehicle involved was the motorcycle, but even still, the police officer is lucky to […]

It is always shocking when a member of the community, who lives a seemingly normal life and has a respectable career, is found to have a secret life.  That is what happened to an Arizona State University recruiter when he was arrested this weekend for drug possession.  The assistant director of admission was a recruiter for […]

The year has finally come to a close, and the numbers are in: according to the Arizona Office of Highway Safety, arrests for drunk driving was actually down in 2013. This reduction is the first of its kind in ten years. Each year starting in 2004, DUI arrests have been increasing until last year. There are […]

It’s back to work Monday for many of us, and research tells us that this is the most depressing day of the entire year.  After enjoying 2 months of holiday celebrations, shopping, parties, food, drinks and lights, it is back to the grind (school or work) plus the added guilt.  The decorations are down, gifts have […]

Several places around the country are ringing in the New Year with some new laws.  Colorado is making the news with one if its most controversial new laws: the legalization of recreational marijuana.  Colorado is the first state to introduce the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, possibly paving the way for other states to follow […]

Many of us are scrambling to finish up holiday shopping and at the same time trying to enjoy the season and get into the spirit.  If we are lucky, the companies we work for throw a holiday party to celebrate the end of the year and to show its appreciation for the hard working employees.  […]

An early morning crash in Phoenix has left one man dead and over one thousand people without power.  The car rolled over near McDowell Road and 28th Street Monday around 1am and knocked into some power line.  The initial crash, that occurred near an elementary school, left 1,337 Arizona Public Service customers without power.  While initial reports do […]

It is good to know that just because someone is in law enforcement, they are not, as many think, above the law.  A Pinal County sheriff deputy found out the hard way when he was fired last month.  The reason he was dismissed was for his dangerous driving habits.  The deputy had been involved in several […]

A large drug bust in Southern Arizona is making headlines this week.  Border authorities found almost a million dollars worth of marijuana on a produce truck trying to enter the US from Mexico.  Nearly 2000 pounds of the drug was uncovered after drug sniffing dogs alerted border officials.  The narcotics were hidden in amongst squash.  Drug arrests […]

Police certainly had their hands full after what seemed at first to be a routine traffic stop.  Wednesday morning, a car was pulled over for an HOV violation near I-17 and Thomas Road.  The officer found bags full of ecstasy pills and cocaine.  Warrants were obtained for his apartment near the Arizona State campus in […]