Prescott Valley Criminal Law Blog
Drug charges can have student aid consequences
A student's experiences in high school and college are times of discovery. Students often test the limits of the rules of their school and society at large. A drug possession charge (anything from marijuana to cocaine, opioids, and other prescription drugs) can have...
Tough love, criminal charges and protecting your child’s future
Teenagers make mistakes. Learning from those mistakes can help shape teens into responsible adults. However, what should you do if your child’s mistake violates the law, leading to an arrest and criminal charges? It can be tempting to adopt a “tough love” approach....
DUI cases involving motorcyclists
When it comes to drunk driving cases, each is unique and a host of factors affect the consequences that a driver or motorcyclist faces. For example, if someone is seriously injured or killed in the accident, this often plays a role in the penalties that one faces as...
Do police have a right to access your phone data?
For many of us, our smartphones contain gigabytes of the intimate details of our lives, and that makes them a likely source of evidence for police officers if they suspect you’ve committed a crime. Our phones can track where we’ve been, who we talk to and the things...
Setting aside a conviction can restore civil rights
There is a number of unlawful acts that can land an Arizona resident in jail or result in a conviction with a fine and time served. Examples of crimes that can result in a felony appearing on an individual's record include property crimes, DUI under certain...
What is the Controlled Substances Act?
Prior to 1970, federal law mandated regulation of certain substances. The Controlled Substances Act gained congressional approval that year and organized the substances under federal regulation at that time into five schedules based on their potential for abuse and...
Opioid overdoses remain a significant issue for Arizona
Due to the alarmingly high number of opioid deaths in Arizona, the Governor Ducey issued a state of emergency in 2017. Although the emergency status has since been lifted, concerns about the problem of opioid abuse remain. Completing the emergency response...
More states are raising the age that juveniles get tried as adults
Do minors know wrong from right? Considering that most minors do not have run-ins with the laws, it goes without saying that most minors know how to steer clear of trouble. Even so, there are several others who may be steered into trouble by external influences. When...
What can cause a false positive on a urinalysis test?
If you are taking urinalysis exams, it may be because you are on probation for criminal charges, or it may be a requirement of your employment in Arizona. In either case, a positive test result can spell disaster. If you know for a fact that you have not taken any...
Can my child’s juvenile offense be set aside?
Your child may have had brushes with the law as a teenager. But their offense may have been an isolated incident, and they’ve since turned their life around. They may have received the help they needed and are ready to move beyond the past. If your child is now 18,...
