Blog Posts in February, 2011
Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of our Bill of Rights. Among other provisions, it guarantees that “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right. ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
In Arizona, there recently have been several large multi-defendant prosecutions in which the prosecution relied heavily upon wiretaps--phone conversations secretly recorded by law enforcement pursuant ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Search and seizure law gets more high-tech every day. In the drug crime case of U.S. v. Knotts, 460 U.S. 276 (1983), the Supreme Court held 7-3 that “[a] person traveling in an automobile on public ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
This entry illustrates why you need a Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney who anticipates changes in the law. In this case, the area of law is sentencing. Prior to 2000, federal courts and many state ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
US v. Munoz-Camarena, No. 09-50088 (1-28-11) is a recent case from the 9th Circuit federal appeals court, out of San Diego. It illustrates the importance of having an experienced lawyer at sentencing. ...
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Posted on Feb 5, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
A recent 9th Circuit federal appeals court case addresses an issue that can appear in many types of cases, but especially in white collar cases. U.S. v. Jenkins, No. 09-10109, involved a "pump and ...
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Posted on Feb 4, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
A recent 9th Circuit federal appeals court case demonstrates the importance of paying attention to detail--in this case, to the wording of the verdict form in a drug case. In U.S. v. Carothers, No. ...
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