Heroin: Fighting the Epidemic and Clearing its Path of Destruction – Part 2 of 2 After a fatal drug overdose, moments count. Call #911 first. Get emergency treatment. If you are arrested, or Criminal Charges are brought, they can be defended by an experienced drug defense attorney. But you only…
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FDA Approves Emergency Life Saving Treatment for Potentially Fatal Overdoses
Often people don’t seek emergency medical treatment for themselves or others following a potentially fatal overdose of heroin, for fear of arrest or prosecution. But the greatest threat is not criminal charges, its fatality. Combating the Heroin Epidemic: 7 Heroin Facts; Statistics; Prevention and Treatment According to the National Centers…
Arizona’s 7 Year Extreme DUI Trend: .015% BAC Average, Not Exception
Arizona DUI Arrest Statistics In looking back over the last six years of DUI arrest statistics released by the Arizona Governor’s Office on Highway Safety (AGOHS), we see an alarming trend in DUI arrests with Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) at the “Extreme” levels, which is 0.15 percent or higher. In…
DUI Arrest: When Game Victory Quickly Turns Into Defeat
Safety Messages; and Overview of Impaired Driving Laws and Penalties in Arizona One of America’s most popular days of the year for sports, Super Bowl Sunday, is also one of the most dangerous. This is due to the incidents of impaired driving, and other crimes that historically increase on game…
City of Mesa AZ Ranks as 3rd Safest City in the USA for Violent Offenses and Property Crimes
Putting Statistics into Perspective; Arizona Felony Assault laws; Overview of City, State and Country-wide violent crime trends On New Year’s Day two “Good Samaritans” stopped their vehicle in Arizona to help a victim being assaulted, after they reported it to the police. The Good Samaritan told the dispatcher that help…
Drug-Impaired Driver Sentenced to 16 Years Prison Due to Fatal Crash
“One out of every eight Americans or 40 million people in the USA has a Xanax or Alprazolam Prescription. What you need to know before you get behind the wheel.” Recently the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued a media release about a motorist in Maricopa County, being sentenced…
Federal Prison Reform Proposal – Eliminating Mandatory Minimums in Drug Sentencing
“It’s not about giving up, or giving in. It’s about making sure the punishment fits the crime”. Cases in Point In April 2013, 46-year-old John Horner, a restaurant worker, and father of three children, was convicted of selling pain killers worth $1,800.00. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison…
Robbie Knievel Allegedly Arrested for DUI in Parked Motor Home
Rippling Impacts Arizona v. Zaragoza: DUI arrests for being in “actual physical control” of a vehicle This weekend in the news we heard a popular motorcycle sports celebrity Robbie Knievel was allegedly arrested for DUI. Reports indicate the Police were called to Mr. Knievel’s parked motor home, near a famous Motor…
“One’s Home is Their Castle”. Justification Defenses in Arizona
Recent Amendment expands protections under Arizona’s “Stand Your Ground” Laws; not only to their homes, business, but anywhere else in Arizona “they have the right to be”. Amidst heated debates over “Stand Your Ground” laws Arizona, businesses and homeowners continue to do what they must, to protect their home and…
AZ Supreme Court Affirms Ruling for Police to Return Seized Marijuana
State Marijuana Laws Pass Another Test of Strength. Some see the Arizona Supreme Court’s refusal to disturb an Appeals Court ruling in favor of a Medical Marijuana Defendant’s rights, as win in the test of strength of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Law (AMMA). This is because the issues inherent in…