Just in case there was any doubt, the Arizona Court of Appeals made it official that your religious beliefs are not a legal defense to the crime of Possession of Marijuana. In the case of State v. Hardesty, Mr. Hardesty was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. After a routine traffic [...]
As many people know, any time you are stopped and cited for a traffic offense in Arizona, tthere likely comes with it points against your Arizona driver’s license. Different driving infractions in Arizona carry with them different amounts of points against your AZ driver’s license. For example, a civil speeding ticket in Arizona generally carries [...]
Fathers are important to a child’s development. Whether you are involved in a child custody case right now, or your divorce is long past but you are having trouble co-parenting, the work of Dr. Warren Farrell affirms that the hard work of setting aside your differences and putting your children first can pay off. Dr. Farrell [...]
Arizona is by far one of the toughest states in which to get convicted of a DUI. The punishments in the Arizona Courts for DUIs are crushing– even for first offense DUIs involving people with absolutely no criminal history– as you will receive penalties from both the Court and the Arizona Motor Vehicle Division [...]
Rosenstein Law Group, PLLC is proud to announce that, effective Monday, August 29, 2011, we will have moved into our new location. Our brand new office is larger to accommodate our growing firm, and we are very excited to move into the new and beautifully redesigned space. Our office is now located at: [...]
Although Kim Kardashian filed for divorce a month ago, citing irreconcilable differences with her NBA-star husband, Kris Humphries, Mr. Humphries filed papers in court this week asking for an annulment of the 72-day marriage. His reason? Fraud. Humphries will have to prove that there was “deception regarding a significant matter.” So far it’s unknown what [...]
At the core of the United States Constitution is the principle of Due Process. In its most basic form, this principle provides that the government must respect all of the legal rights owed to the people. One of those legal rights is the guarantee of a fair trial to a person accused of a crime.A [...]
A common court date in an Arizona DUI case is what is known as an “evidentiary hearing.” This is a hearing that is different from an actual trial. Evidentiary Hearings on DUI Defendants’ Motions to Suppress Evidence The evidentiary hearing is generally set after one of the parties, typically the DUI defense attorney, [...]
As November ends, it would be a mistake not to note a unique and helpful story in Arizona Attorney Magazine this month. It examines a capital case crisis that gripped a county, and that was addressed in a strategic way. The article, by two Superior Court Judges and one Commissioner, follows on a previous story [...]
Often times in an Arizona drinking and driving case, the terms “DUI” and “DWI” are used, and not many people really know or understand the difference between the two terms. Generally, “DUI” stands for Driving Under the Influence and “DWI” stands for Driving While Intoxicated. The difference between DUI and DWI in Arizona [...]