Recent Blog Posts

Medical Marijuana Cards are Not Valid in Arizona

Blog Manager — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:10:00 GMT

Even though you may be approved to use medical marijuana in your home state, it is a Felony to posses a usable amount of Marijuana in Arizona. For a first time offender with a small amount you will not be jailed, but you may be placed on probation, forced to drug test and to attend drug abuse classes. Hence the saying "Came on Vacation, Left on Probation".

If you possess over two pounds or have the marijuana divided up into separate baggies and have a scale or other paraphernalia that indicate that the marijuana may be for sale you could be sent to prison for possessing or transporting marijuana for sale. The laws in Arizona are very strict and the highway patrol are looking for cars with out of state plates to stop and search with their drug dogs. If you are stopped and arrested or cited you need a good Arizona Drug Lawyer to help you through the process.

Drug Defense Lawyers

Blog Manager — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:35:00 GMT

Hiring a criminal defense lawyer to handle a drug case can be a difficult task. Many people have never had to hire a drug lawyer before. First search the internet and find Drug attorneys in the area where the crime was committed. You can also find reviews from clients on several sites like google maps and AVVO.

Call the attorneys and see how you are treated on the phone and how hard they are to get a hold of and how their staff treats you. From the initial list, set appointments with several lawyers and meet them in person. You should get a gut feeling which lawyer is for you.

Be Careful of Lawyers that :

1.    Make big promisees of dismissals or other great outcomes etc.
2.    Who have public defender contracts (they often have hundreds of cases).
3.    That charge very low fees (you generally get what you pay for).
4.    That indicate that they have special relationships with the prosector or judge.

For further information please view my video at http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dwane+cates&aq=f

Highway drug stops

Blog Manager — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:08:00 GMT

When driving across Arizona many citizens are stopped for minor traffic infractions and their cars searched for drugs. If you are driving a rental car or have out of state plates you are much more likely to be stopped and searched. They will write you a warning ticket and as you are getting ready to leave they will ask if they can search your vehicle. If you refuse they will use a drug dog to search your car for Marijuana and other substances, including money. If they do not have drug dog with them they will make you wait while they call one in. If this has happened to you you need an experienced Arizona drug lawyer. A good drug lawyer can challenge the reason for the stop, the search and even the drug dog's training and experience. A good Arizona criminal defense lawyer could mean the difference between going to prison or going home.

Make sure you get an experienced Arizona drug lawyer to handle your case. If drugs are found in your car you could be sentenced to prison, lose your driving privileges, be placed on probation and pay fines up to $150,000.00. An attorney experienced with drug stops on Arizona highways can make a big difference in your case.

Welcome to our Criminal Defense Blog

Criminal Defense Lawyer — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:02:00 GMT

Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.drugcrimesdefensephoenix.com/Blog/Recent-Blog-Posts/RSS.xml