Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Whether we're talking about state or federal crimes, expert witnesses are often important to the prosecution's case. There are many reasons to hate government experts in criminal trials. Close ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Under Arizona's medical marijuana program, a "qualifying patient" (that would be you, if you are issued a card) may possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable marijuana; "usable ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
For a variety of reasons, your doctor may not be comfortable with Arizona's medical marijuana program, and may be unwilling to give you the necessary written certification. Nothing in the statute ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
I'm getting questions about Arizona's medical marijuana program, so I'm going to create several posts on that topic. One of the criticisms of California's medical marijuana program has ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
I am starting to get questions about Arizona's Medical Marijuana program. The next few posts will address that subject. "Qualifying patients" can apply to the Arizona Department of ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
As all baseball fans know, former Yankees pitching star Roger Clemens was recently on trial for using steroids (actually, he was charged with the federal crime of lying to Congress about his steroid ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
All lawyers have war stories, including stories about clients who self-destructed on the witness stand. One of my favorites is told by a famous lawyer I'll call Larry. In this particular case, his ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Defense attorneys understand the fallibility of eyewitness identification. Many of the DNA exonerations of recent years occurred in cases where an eyewitness had positively identified the defendant. ...
Continue reading "Eyewitness (mis)Identification: Factors Affecting Validity, Part II" »
Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Defense attorneys understand the fallibility of eyewitness identification. Many of the DNA exonerations of recent years occurred in cases where an eyewitness had positively identified the defendant. ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Based on the title of this blog post, you might assume that it concerns sex crimes. Yes, it does. But not the ones you're thinking of. In U.S. v. Stanley, the issue was who can give the police ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Prosecutors love to charge drug possession offenses and weapon charges together. If you possessed illegal drugs for sale and a firearm at the same time, you can expect to be charged with the federal ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
In a white collar case, the corporation often has its in-house counsel, or retained outside counsel, speak to employees. What should you do if your company is being investigated, and you are asked to ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2011 By Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney
Any judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer, or police officer will tell you that most crimes are alcohol or drug crimes, one way or the other. Even if the crime isn't a drug crime per se, it is often ...
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