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How to Avoid Criminal Charges at the Final Four
Final Four Madhouse Hits the Valley This Weekend! The moment we’ve all been waiting for starts this weekend: The NCAA Final Four. Already, we’ve seen road blocks and structures pop up throughout downtown and in Glendale, making it harder to navigate through our busy city streets. Things are only going to get busier as thousands flood downtown…
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The FBI’s Controversial Investigation Tactics for Internet Sex Crimes Calls for Change in Law
Last week, a dismissal of a highly controversial Federal District Court case involving child pornography out of Tacoma, Washington heightened debates over whether the need exists to modernize the Fourth Amendment’s language in order to better address our ever changing technological era. United States v. Jay Michaud arose from an investigation by the FBI into…
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The Use of Personal Drones and The Change in Arizona Law
Change in Arizona Law to Include the Use of Personal Drones and the Requirement to Register You or someone you know has most likely received a drone as a gift or purchased one for recreational use. They seem to be everywhere, in both conversation and day-to-day life. Amazon is using them to deliver packages. We’re…
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Legal Help with Student’s School Board
If you or a family member are a student and are the focus of a criminal investigation, it is important that you seek the assistance of an experienced attorney immediately. Many times, criminal investigations that are focused on students, whether they are in high school, college, university or trade school, may face other collateral consequences…
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Spring Training: Don’t Get “Scalped” By the Law for Selling Your Extra Tickets
Ticket scalping is the resale of tickets for an event. Generally, it applies to sporting events, especially ones in high demand. Every spring, thousands flock to Maricopa County for Major League Baseball Spring Training games. These games may not count for anything in the MLB standings, but the revenue they bring to the teams and…
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WILL MY TEENAGE SON OR DAUGHTER GET ARRESTED AND PUNISHED FOR HAVING CONSENSUAL SEX WITH THEIR TEENAGE BOYFRIEND OR GIRLFRIEND? . . . NOT IF THE “ROMEO & JULIET” DEFENSE TO SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR APPLIES
The lawyers in our firm are frequently asked the following questions by parents of Arizona teens: Will my son or daughter get arrested for having consensual sex with their teenage boyfriend or girlfriend? If they do, what kind of trouble are they in? Will they go to prison? How can you defend them? The answer…
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What is an aggravated assault in AZ?
Today we’re going to be talking about aggravated assault charges. Aggravated assaults are very serious here in Arizona. You could potentially looking at going to prison for sometimes up to five to 15 years, even if it’s your first offense, particularly if a deadly weapon is involved. Deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument. That’s going…
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What is a misdemeanor assault in AZ?
Misdemeanor Assault in AZ Video Misdemeanor Assault Video Transcript Today we’re going to be talking about misdemeanor assaults. Now a misdemeanor assault occurs when one, you intentionally or knowingly cause physical injury to another person. That could be any physical injury. That could be a scrape on your hand, or it could be a bruise…
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Justification Defenses To Assault And Gun Crimes
As detailed in the Castillo Law practice areas entitled “Assault Crimes” and “Gun Crimes,” you can be arrested and charged with several serious crimes here in Arizona if you use a firearm, even if you think that you are justified at the time. The following outlines some legal “justification” defenses (and limits to those defenses)…
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Adult Classifieds Down On Backpage: Individuals Could Still Fall Prey to Sting Operations on Other Websites
Breaking News: On Monday, Backpage.com shut down their adult only classified pages on their site, due to government pressure for allegedly facilitating and encouraging sex trafficking. Carl Ferrer, Backpage CEO, just recently won his battle with California attorney, Kamala Harris, in which Harris accused him of profiting from the illegal portions of his site that…
