An unfortunate fact is that many motor vehicle accidents happen every day. In Arizona in 2019, there were a total of 129,750 car crashes, and of those: 911 resulted in fatalities; 36,926 resulted in injury; and 91,913 resulted in...
An accident is something that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, usually resulting from a person's recklessness or carelessness. Thus, if you purposely crash into someone else's vehicle, you're technically not causing an...
If you've ever read a statute in Arizona's criminal code or read an article about a crime that has been committed, you might have come across the term "reckless" in the description of the offense. For example, ARS 13-1604, aggravated...
We understand that mistakes happen in life. When those mistakes manifest themselves as criminal convictions on your record, it can be hard to progress in life. Having a criminal record can affect your employment opportunities, education...
The line between assault and aggravated assault can be hard to understand. Arizona, like most states, has a slightly varied definition of assault or aggravated assault. As a result, we’ve provided an analysis of the two below to help...
Arizona’s criminal trespass and burglary statutes both prohibit “entering or remaining unlawfully” in or on residential or commercial property or a fenced-in yard. Essentially, the laws mean that if a person is not authorized to be on or...
Even if a person is convicted of a criminal offense, there are still avenues to possibly appeal the conviction and/or sentence. Every criminal defendant in Arizona has the right to appeal their conviction because it is a constitutional...