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Planet Defendant: Right to an Attorney
Being charged with a crime can feel like being transported to another world called Planet Defendant. Like all worlds, Planet Defendant has its own customs and procedures that one should learn. A very important custom and procedure on Planet Defendant is called right to an attorney. The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution provides …
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Read MorePlanet Defendant – Being Charged With a Crime
You’ve never been charged with a crime before. Maybe you can’t afford to pay a civil traffic ticket so your license gets suspended and you get pulled over and cited for driving on a suspended license. Or maybe you have too much to drink and are stopped and cited for DUI. Suddenly, you have to …
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Read MoreWhat to Do When Charged with a Dangerous Offense
A dangerous offense may be applicable in cases where a specific dangerous instrument or tool is utilized as a weapon in inflicting bodily harm to another person. The dangerous tool may be a loaded gun, baseball bat, knife, or stick. The most common dangerous instruments used are guns and knives. In the state of Arizona, …
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Read MoreRestoring Gun Rights in Arizona
A person with a felony conviction cannot legally possess or use guns in Arizona. Restoration of gun rights is not automatic in Arizona. Whether or not a person can have gun rights restored after a felony conviction depends on the nature of the felony and how much time has passed since the date of conviction. …
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Read MoreArizona County Attorneys’ Mentoring Tips for Prosecutors
The Arizona ethical rules for attorneys have special provisions that apply only to prosecutors. Sheila Polk, the Yavapai County Attorney, and Bill Montgomery, the Maricopa County Attorney, urge young prosecutors to live up to these special provisions in an opinion piece that they wrote for the April 2018 issue of Arizona Attorney magazine entitled “The …
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Read MoreWhy Defense Attorneys Should Not Judge Clients
Judging others is usually seen as acceptable. We expect judges, juries and prosecutors to judge defendants, people charged with crimes. We also expect that their judgments will be fair and based on the evidence presented in court. Forgotten in all this talk is the fact that defense attorneys sometimes prejudge their clients as guilty. Let’s …
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