Arizona law does not allow for true expungement of criminal convictions. However, it does allow for the restoration of rights that individuals lose upon conviction of a felony crime. These rights include:
If you’re convicted of a […]
It was not long ago when the United States Supreme Court considered the use of GPS (short for global positioning system) tracking on an automobile as a form of search as detailed by the Fourth Amendment. […]
Most people look at shoplifting as a petty crime. They don’t envision somebody going to jail for lifting a few items of clothing from a retail store. For the most part, this is true. Most shoplifting defendants don’t end up in jail. However, depending on the value of […]
One of the more controversial issues in criminal law has to do with something called the felony-murder rule. Under this rule, if someone dies while you’re in the middle of committing a felony, you can be charged with murder. It doesn’t matter whether you intended for anyone to die […]
People who aren’t familiar with the criminal justice system don’t understand the difference between probation and parole. They throw the two terms around interchangeably. In reality, these two things are very different indeed. Probation is something that comes before you go to jail or prison. If […]
For some reason, teenagers in Arizona thinks they can’t be charged with DUI. After all, if they aren’t old enough to drink, why would they get in trouble for drinking and driving? Many others assume that, as long as they don’t have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) f more than .08, they […]
A lot of people don’t realize there’s a difference between simple assault and aggravated assault. They assume it’s just a matter of how seriously the victim was hurt. This isn’t true. Your Arizona criminal defense attorney can explain that aggravated assault charges in Arizona are quite different […]
Criminal law in the U.S. is very complicated, and the rules vary across the different states. This complication is because the various U.S. states have different definitions and penalties for each offense. Stalking is one of the trickier areas of criminal law in Arizona. The meaning of and what […]
The Arizona Department of Public Safety, in its 2019 report, states that there were about 122,597 larceny thefts reported in the state that year. Of these, a total of 27,205 persons were arrested.
Theft is a serious crime in Arizona and carries varying […]
