Phoenix Criminal Defense Attorney Aaron Black - Blog
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Aaron M. Black • March, 24, 2023
Evidence tampering in Arizona covers a range of unlawful actions. These include altering, concealing, destroying, or falsifying any type of physical or computer evidence related to a criminal case and swaying or intimidating witnesses.
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Aaron M. Black • February, 03, 2023
Actor Alec Baldwin, now charged in New Mexico with involuntary manslaughter and a second charge of reckless disregard of safety without due caution and circumspection, which is a more serious offense, made a terrible mistake – he abandoned the Fifth Amendment protection and started talking during a police interview.
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Aaron M. Black • January, 13, 2023
Stealing a car or truck in Arizona is one of the most common offenses authorities encounter – a vehicle is stolen every 33 minutes in Arizona – but that does not mean they are lax in investigating auto theft cases.
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Aaron M. Black • December, 06, 2022
Carjacking in Arizona is an armed robbery, a dangerous offense carrying harsh and long-lasting penalties.
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Aaron M. Black • November, 01, 2022
Before making national headlines in some states and communities, Arizona addressed the issue of catch and release programs and letting people out of jail without posting bail.
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Aaron M. Black • October, 20, 2022
Forgery is a white collar crime, which is defined as a nonviolent act for concealing or deceiving someone or a business for personal gain. Even without an act of violence, forgery is a felony in AZ, and a conviction means serious time in prison and hefty fines reaching into six figures.
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Aaron M. Black • October, 03, 2022
Arizona punishes simple misbehavior and serious unlawful conduct through its firearm laws, these are not a violation of the second amendment.
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Aaron M. Black • July, 28, 2022
Fraud is defined as a “scheme or artifice to defraud, knowingly obtains any benefit by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, promises or material omissions” and to “deprive a person of the intangible right of honest services.”
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Aaron M. Black • June, 23, 2022
If you or a loved one have been charged or are under investigation for smash and grab theft or another theft offense...
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Aaron M. Black • May, 19, 2022
Arson laws in Arizona cover structure, property, wildland, reckless and cross burning fires, and the charges can be misdemeanors or felonies for “knowingly and unlawfully” committing arson.
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Aaron M. Black • March, 28, 2022
Using deadly physical force to defend yourself is allowed in AZ. “A person is justified in threatening or using physical force against another when and to the extent a reasonable person would believe that physical force is immediately necessary to protect himself..."
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Aaron M. Black • February, 18, 2022
Burglary is defined in Arizona law as entering and unlawfully remaining in a structure or on property intending to commit a theft or any other felony while inside. A conviction can result even if nothing was stolen during the break-in. All that is required is having the intent to steal.
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Aaron M. Black • February, 03, 2022
Authorities arrested five men in four separate criminal negligence incidents for allegedly firing bullets into the air on New Year’s Eve to celebrate the arrival of 2022.
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Aaron M. Black • December, 28, 2021
Road rage begins with aggressive driving, which is a traffic offense, and road rage moves the offense into the criminal code as a very serious felony with prison, significant fines and life-changing restrictions as punishments.
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Aaron M. Black • December, 06, 2021
Those selling or trafficking Fentanyl open themselves to a Class 2 felony carrying long prison sentences if convicted and a drastically altered life after release from prison. Here are just a few examples of fentanyl cases so far this year...
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Aaron M. Black • October, 24, 2021
Unknowingly buying stolen property is not an excuse. You can still be prosecuted. That is because the law wants to discourage anyone to benefit from a crime. A person who knowingly buys something that was stolen is colluding with the criminal and is equally guilty.
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Aaron M. Black • September, 13, 2021
The centuries old practice of dismissing potential jurors without providing a reason, called peremptory, will end in Arizona at the beginning of 2022, ruled the Arizona Supreme Court.
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Aaron M. Black • July, 19, 2021
If you drive the 101, 202 or the 303 a lot you might have seen a speeding car zipping in and out of traffic and taking chances. You may have seen two cars doing that together. Either way you have witnessed the dangerous activity of racing on greater Phoenix freeways.
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Aaron M. Black • June, 04, 2021
Drivers who are unfortunate enough to hit someone in Phoenix and make a snap decision to flee the scene are bringing more trouble upon themselves. Circumstances of the misfortune may lead to a viable defense for a felony hit-and-run crime.
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Aaron M. Black • May, 06, 2021
Law enforcement in Arizona has every right to enter a home in hot pursuit of a felony suspect but the U.S. Supreme Court is deciding if law officers can legally enter private property in misdemeanor cases without a search warrant.
Any evidence gathered during an illegal search cannot be used against the defendant.
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