Sexual Abuse Charges in Phoenix Arizona “Sexual abuse” is a crime in Arizona. Arizona Revised Statutes Section 13-1404 provides that a person commits the crime of sexual abuse by “knowingly engaging in sexual contact with any person who is fifteen or more years of age without the consent of that person or with any person
A Three-Prong Strategy to Challenging a Coerced Confession A coerced confession makes things difficult when accused of committing a crime, but is all hope of avoiding conviction lost? Not necessarily. A confession can be very difficult evidence to overcome. However, in some cases, the confession can be kept out of evidence if your Phoenix criminal attorney
Poor Choices Young Adults Are Bound To Make As college is about to begin for the multitude of young people leaving home for the first time, police, prosecutors and courts are gearing up for the usual arrests and prosecutions that take place this time of year. In the old days, the mistakes young people would
Facing Charges of Sex Crimes Against Minors Arizona has passed several laws prohibiting specified sexual conduct toward minors, including: indecent exposure; public sexual indecency to a minor; sexual abuse; sexual conduct with a minor; and molestation of a child. Conviction for violation of some of these statutes results in serious felony punishment, including incarceration, sex
What You Should Know About False Confessions Why were you speaking with the police in the first place? You rarely (I mean winning the lottery rare) will convince an officer of your innocence. If you ask any attorney, the first things they say are “DON’T TALK TO POLICE” and “DON’T CONSENT TO A SEARCH.” Yet
