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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Any person convicted of a crime, upon fulfillment of their conditions of probation or sentence and discharge by the court, may apply to the judge who pronounced sentence or imposed probation, to have ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2010 By Joshua Davidson
Arizona Revised Statute 28-1381(a)(3) (otherwise known as driving under the influence of drugs ) makes it a class one misdemeanor to drive or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while a ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2010 By Joshua Davidson
Many felony charges like possession of drugs , aggravated assault and robbery are filed by the county attorney's office in a section of the Superior Court referred to as the Regional Court Center. ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2010 By Joshua Davidson
Drivers accused of DUI in Scottsdale currently are unable to serve home detention in lieu of jail time as is an option in many other jurisdictions located in Maricopa County including Phoenix and ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2010 By Joshua Davidson
Many police agencies in the greater Phoenix area are utilizing devices commonly known as "Preliminary Breath Tests" or "PBT's" in connection with their DUI investigations. As explained below, most ...
Continue reading "Five reasons you should never submit to a “Preliminary Breath Test”" »
Posted on Mar 29, 2010 By Josh Davidson
A common misperception of blood alcohol testing is that the results of the prosecution's test cannot be challenged in court. In reality, a skilled DUI defense attorney who understands both the law and ...
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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 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 ...
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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 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 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 ...
Continue reading "Ignition Interlock Devices Now Required for All Arizona DUI Convictions" »
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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