Blog Posts in 2009
Posted on Nov 24, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Prominent attorney Michael C. Manning delivered correspondence to the county attorney and sheriff requesting that the agencies preserve evidence that be relevant to anticipated legal action against ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Blood testing is becoming more and more popular when it comes to DUI testing. Instead of using the breath testing instruments, most of the law enforcement agencies are now taking blood tests. The ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/10/30/20091030keller1030-on.html A Phoenix Criminal Attorney who was addicted to methamphetamine allowed his dependence on the drug to cloud his judgment ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
In most instances, a driver has only 15 days to request a hearing with MVD after being charged with DUI. The importance of requesting a hearing with MVD on a timely basis cannot be overstated. If a ...
Continue reading "The Importance of Filing a Timely MVD Hearing Request when Charged with DUI" »
Posted on Oct 30, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.duiblog.com/2004/10/30/xeroxed-dui-symptoms In several cases of DUI arrests it has been found that the police officer in charge had similar reports for all the arrest cases. Any Phoenix DUI ...
Continue reading "Cut & Paste DUI Police Reports" »
Posted on Oct 30, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/health/teen_dating_violence_law_09_30_2009 An ex-boyfriend shot his 17-year old girl friend Kaitlyn Sudberry in January 2008. Kaitlyn's mother Bobbi wanted the purview ...
Continue reading "Kaity's law implemented: Protection for victims of Teenage Dating Violence" »
Posted on Oct 16, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/10/16/20091016agencycuts1017.html In light of the ongoing budgetary issues facing the State of Arizona, the Governor requested reports from several state ...
Continue reading "Prison sentences in Arizona May be Reduced" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Two years ago this week Arizona brought in the most stringent DUI laws throughout United States. In the month of September in the year 2007, a law was passed that required drivers in Arizona who had ...
Continue reading "There really is no "Legal Limit" in Arizona" »
Posted on Oct 6, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
The County Attorney's office in Maricopa County charged a defense attorney of allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics to prison inmates who were linked to the Mexican Mafia. A 42 year old Defense ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/AZ-U-S-Attorney-Five-men-sentenced-for-meth/Sgf0HSku6EyE0U4axhCxpA.cspx Recently five men in Phoenix were sentenced to imprisonment because ...
Continue reading "Five Men Involved in Drug Trafficking Sentenced" »
Posted on Oct 4, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
In a horrific incident involving rape of an eight year old minor girl by a nine year old minor boy and his friends was being tried in court. When the boy's teacher testified in court that he had ...
Continue reading "Nine Year Old Boy May Be Tried For Sexual Assault" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
AZCentral.com article The presiding criminal judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court issued an order today holding one if the sheriff's deputy chiefs in contempt of court and fined him over ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
According to the family of Anthouny Arambulas, the police officers involved in his accidental shooting engaged in an attempted cover-up. They allege that in a shoot out incident in Phoenix some city ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Arizona Republic Article Last September a Phoenix police officer responded to a call of a home intruder and mistakenly fired 6 shots at the homeowner, believing that the man was the suspect. The ...
Continue reading "Policeman in Accidental Shooting Cleared by Panel" »
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney David De Costa was arrested on Friday by Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputies after he allegedly transfered heroin and methamphetamine to a in-custody ...
Continue reading "Phoenix Criminal Attorney Arrested for Smuggling Drugs to Prisoner - Eastern Arizona Courier" »
Posted on Sep 18, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
In Kaufmann v. State of Arizona, Division Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals issued a decision yesterday involving a criminal case where the court ordered the criminal defense attorney to pay the ...
Continue reading "Attorney's Fees Cannot be Awarded as a Contempt Sanction in Arizona" »
Posted on Sep 9, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2009/09/09/20090909lovejoysuit0909-ON.html Former Chandler Police Department Sergeant Tom Lovejoy has filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio ...
Continue reading "Ex-Chandler Police Officer in K-9 Death Suing Joe Arpaio" »
Posted on Sep 8, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/08/20090908dpsmonkey0908.html As new photo radar machines continue to pop up throughout Arizona, drivers are become more creative in their attempt to ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Arizona has some of the harshest DUI laws on the books, including a requirement of jail time and the installation of an ignition interlock device for all persons convicted of DUI - included a first ...
Continue reading "Phoenix Extreme DUI Attorney Joshua S. Davidson Launches New Website" »
Posted on Sep 7, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/07/20090907pimacounty-dui07-ON.html According to news reports, officials from the Pima county sheriff's department have been meeting with judges and ...
Continue reading "More Ariz. Drunk Drivers Could Pay For Jail Stays" »
Posted on Sep 5, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
According to local newspaper reports, a statewide DUI task force began on August 21 st and is scheduled to continued until after the Labor day weekend. The task force has reportedly made over 750 ...
Continue reading "Statewide DUI Taskforce Nets 780 Arrests So Far" »
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
According to news reports, Pima County Sheriffs office once considered plans to place undercover police officers in the drive-thru windows of various fast foot establishments. The undercover officers ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
In an unusual move, prosecutors voluntarily agree to not use the videotaped confession of the 8 year old St. John's boy accused of committed murder against his father. The defense attorneys ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
An interlock device will become mandatory if you are convicted of a DUI in Phoenix, Scottsdale or any city in Arizona. Currently the state of Arizona requires no less than 12 months use of the ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2009 By Joshua Davidson
Field sobriety tests are performed by law enforcement agencies throughout Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe as a means of developing probable cause for a DUI arrest. They are meant to test the ...
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