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Arizona Should Record All Police Interrogations

If the police have “their guy” and are questioning him on the crime he is accused of, you would think it would benefit all parties to record the conversation. Instead, in many police departments across the country, there is no recording, and the documentation of what was said is left to what is included in the police report and any signed statements from the defendant. This isn’t how it should be. And a recent piece at AZCentral.com offers some pretty convincing reasons why. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at 12:16 pm and is filed under civil liberties. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Scottsdale PD Accused of Bad Science in DUI Cases

If you’ve ever had a single drink and then got behind the wheel of a car, you’ve truly opened yourself up to suspicion of DUI. Though you might not have drank enough to be considered over the legal limit of .08 BAC, the smell on your breath would likely warrant suspicion from a police officer. Fortunately, in most cases, that officer would conduct a series of tests to check how intoxicated you were, and if it were only one drink, you would likely be sent on your way. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 10:46 am and is filed under DUI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

AZ Supreme Court Asked to Review Marijuana DUI Law

You shouldn’t drive when you are high. It’s not safe for you and it’s not safe for anyone else on the road. But the state should have to prove you are, in fact high before they can arrest, charge, and convict you of a crime. As the Arizona laws currently stand, they do not. But some are hoping that will soon change. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 7:20 am and is filed under drug offenses, DUI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Arizona Company Files Patent for Shocking Handcuffs

Law enforcement seems to get more brazen at every turn. Now that an Arizona-based company has sought to patent their electrocuting or drug-administering handcuffs, we have to wonder how long it will be before police are using them and after that, what’s next? [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 at 1:19 pm and is filed under civil liberties, criminal charges. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

AZ Drone Legislation Loses Its Teeth In the Interest of Cash Over Rights

States across the country are in a rush to pass legislation limiting the use of high-tech drones by police. In another case of technology moving quicker than lawmakers, police departments have been buying up to former military-only devices in hopes of using the new toys in surveillance and who-knows-what-else. But, unlike other states, Arizona recently backed off proposed legislation, too concerned about the money that these robots-in-the-sky could bring in. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 at 9:19 am and is filed under civil liberties. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Actual Impairment Not A Factor For a Marijuana DUI in Arizona

You would think to be arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI), you would have to be under the influence of something, feeling its effects. Not so says an Arizona Court of Appeals who ruled last week that simply having marijuana’s active components in your body is enough for a conviction. And because THC (the active component in marijuana) stays present in the body for months, a toke last month could get you a DUI charge tonight. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 at 11:56 am and is filed under criminal charges, DUI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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