In addition to the typical penalties for a DUI – such as jail time, fines and license suspension – a DUI conviction could negatively impact your employment. Take, for example, former Phoenix police sergeant John Flanagan
January 27, 2012
DUI for Medical Marijuana in AZ: What You Need to Know
With Arizona reaching milestones in the area of medical marijuana, we felt it would be the appropriate time to address the issue of driving under the influence of medical marijuana. Here are a few things Arizona residents need to know on the current state of medical marijuana and its impact on your driving: Medical Marijuana Actions: An Arizona judge recently ordered Governor Jan Brewer to allow the creation of medical marijuana dispensaries in the state , a step that could foreshadow the full implementation of Arizona’s recently-passed medical marijuana law. Couple that news with the announcement that Phoenix will be opening the first marijuana-cultivation center in the nation , and medical marijuana should be increasingly more accessible as early as the summer.
January 27, 2012
Man Guilty of 18-Year Stalking During Stalking Awareness Month
A man accused of stalking a Tucson woman for nearly 18 years was found guilty of interstate stalking last week, reports The Arizona Republic .
January 27, 2012
T.G.I.FindLaw! Kerry, Colbert, and the Rent is Too Damn High
Political questions dominate this week’s T.G.I.FindLaw! These questions aren’t as pressing as those faced by presidential candidates, but they do bring up some legal curiosities: 1. What happened to John Kerry’s face? Hockey happened
January 26, 2012
CHL’s Arizona Sundogs Co-Owner Sean Bradlee Fain Arrested for DUI
Sean Bradlee Fain, co-owner of the Central Hockey League’s Arizona Sundogs and Fain Signature Group principal, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence this past Thursday , reports The Daily Courier . Prescott Valley police officers said they were responding to a report of an impaired driver when they found Fain in a pickup truck with a flat tire near Highway 89A around midnight early Thursday morning. Fain allegedly had driven over a median, damaged bushes and trees, and fled the scene of the accident, according to a police report
January 25, 2012
Should Arizona Keep Legislative Immunity for State Lawmakers?
Immediately after a February altercation on a Phoenix freeway, Aubry Ballard’s then-boyfriend, former state Senator Scott Bundgaard was able to avoid arrest because of a little-know principle called legislative immunity. Ballard, on the other hand, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault. Examples like the situation with Bundgaard have led a state lawmaker to introduce legislation repealing legislative immunity , reports the Associated Press
January 25, 2012
Thai Man Weds Dead Girlfriend
A Thai man married his dead girlfriend in an act that is simultaneously morbid and sweet. Chadil Deffy, also known as Deff Yingyuen, wed his recently deceased bride Sarinya “Anne” Kamsook in a ceremony in the Surin province. The couple..
January 24, 2012
Woman Facing 119 Years for Meth Driving Accepts Plea Deal
A woman facing 119 years in prison for allegedly causing a serious car crash while driving under the influence of methamphetamines agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors , reports The Daily Courier . Thirty-one-year-old Jessica Mae Wayas was accused of driving head-on into the truck of a 70-year-old man while under the influence of meth in March 2010. Shockingly, her two children, ages 5 and 6, were also in the car with her at the time and were injured in the accident
January 23, 2012
MMA Fighter "Iron Mike" Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Assault
Mixed martial arts fighter and Tucson resident Michael “Iron Mike” Whitehead was sentenced to prison for felony attempted sexual assault in Nevada, reports the Associated Press. Whitehead originally faced charges of four counts of sex assault, attempted sex assault and lewdness, but he pleaded the equivalent of no contest last September in a deal with prosecutors in order to avoid trial, according to the Associated Press. Typically, prosecutors will enter into a plea bargain with the defendant in order to assure a conviction.
January 20, 2012
State Lawmakers Bring Distracted Driving Bill to Legislature
Some members of the Arizona state legislature are starting off the New Year with an ambitious goal: fighting distracted driving on the roads . And they’re doing it with distracted driving legislation that proposes interesting solutions to the problem. State Sen.
January 30, 2012
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