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Arizona Law on Bail
Article 2, §22(A) of the Arizona Constitution states: All persons charged with crime shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, except: For capital offenses, sexual assault, sexual conduct with a minor under fifteen years of age or molestation of a child under fifteen years of age when the proof is evident or the presumption great. For …
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Read MoreArizona State Criminal Courts Different Legal Articles
Article VI § 1 of the Arizona Constitution provides that Arizona’s integrated judicial department consists of “a supreme court, such intermediate appellate courts as may be provided by law, a superior court, such courts inferior to the superior court as may be provided by law, and justice courts.” Arizona state criminal courts are city courts, …
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Read MoreDealing with Stress When Your Charges Are Pending
Having Pending Criminal Charges is Extremely Stressful. Here are some practical ways to deal with the stress: Tell someone who believes in you about your charges. For most people, that is a spouse or significant other. A family member or friend is an excellent substitute if you don’t have a spouse or significant other. You …
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Read MoreACLU Challenges Constitutionality of Arizona Victims’ Rights Law
On May 8, 2017, ACLU of Arizona filed a complaint in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of A.R.S. § 13-4433(B) and (C) known as the Arizona Victims’ Rights Law. The information below comes from the complaint. A.R.S. § 13-4401(19) defines “victim”: “Victim” means a person against whom the criminal offense has been committed, …
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Read MoreShould You Represent Yourself? Pros and Cons
Should You Represent Yourself or Hire an Attorney? You don’t qualify for a public defender. Should you represent yourself? Here are some questions you should ask to help you decide: Do I have the time to learn the law that applies to my criminal charges? The learning curve is steep even for a misdemeanor offense. …
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Read MoreCollateral Consequences of Drug Convictions
According to the American Friends Service Committee-Arizona, “Collateral consequences” are legal punishments and other restrictions imposed on people because of their criminal convictions that are in addition to any term of incarceration, fines, fees or supervision imposed by the courts as punishment for the crimes. As Gabriel Chin wrote in “The New Civil Death: Rethinking …
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