Phoenix Endangerment Attorney
Endangerment Lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona
Being charged with endangerment in Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, Scottsdale
or Mesa can be a very difficult to defend against because Arizona criminal
law allows the police and prosecutors to file that offense under any number
of circumstances. If a defendant recklessly places another individual
in a situation where there is significant possibility that they could
be hurt or immediately killed, charges of endangerment can be filed. The
crime can be filed as either a felony or a misdemeanor, depending on whether
the risk of death was created by the defendant’s criminal conduct.
Endangerment Defense Attorney
Phoenix endangerment charges are often filed by the prosecution in vehicular or
DUI cases where an accident was involved but nobody was injured. In these cases,
the county attorney’s office may be precluded from filing serious
charges such as
aggravated assault or vehicular homicide so they use the broadly defined endangerment law
because it may provide them the only possibly of obtaining the felony
conviction they so dearly desire.
Phoenix Endangerment Lawyer Joshua S. Davidson knows from his experience
as a former prosecutor and defense attorney how the prosecution will attempt
to build their endangerment case against you. Oftentimes, it consists
of little more than a police officer attempting to convince a trial jury
that a particular accident or situation the defendant was involved in
created a risk of death or injury. In most instances, the prosecution
will not have any expert witnesses or scientific evidence to establish
or quantify the extent of the risk created by the defendant. Instead,
they will prosecute a Phoenix endangerment case by simply having the arresting
officer tell the jury how their prior “training and experience”
allows them to determine how seriously the defendant endangered the victim.
Of course, these police witnesses are usually unable to site anything
specific in their background that provides them with their heightened
insight. Phoenix endangerment attorney Joshua S. Davidson is a veteran
of hundreds of trials and has the courtroom experience to effectively
cross examine and challenge the testimony of police or civilian witness
that might otherwise convince the jury in your case that you are guilty
of the criminal act of endangerment. Sometimes, endangerment can be charges
as a “Dangerous Offense” which means that you will not be
eligible for probation and must be sent to prison if convicted.
The Law Offices of Joshua S. Davidson is dedicated to providing aggressive
legal defense to those accused of endangerment in Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale,
Mesa and Tempe. Joshua S. Davidson understands how much is riding on your
Phoenix endangerment case and will put his experience to work for you.