Protective Orders and Injunctions Against Harassment can be helpful tools for people who have valid cause to feel unsafe around someone or threatened by them. They help to establish legal boundaries to protect someone from a potentially harmful situation and give them...
Arizona has made major changes in recent years regarding how criminal records can be sealed from public view. If you’ve ever been arrested or convicted of a crime in Arizona—even if the charges were later dismissed—you may now be eligible to have those records sealed....
A felony conviction can have consequences that cascade throughout a person’s life. The best way to avoid these consequences is to avoid being convicted of a felony. This isn’t always possible. If you’ve already been convicted of a felony, here’s what you need to know...
You’ve probably heard the phrase that someone got out of prison on “good behavior” or “good conduct.” Explained that way, it almost sounds like someone’s mother decided to return their Nintendo a few days before they were supposed to come off grounding. Good time...
When Arizona voters passed Proposition 207, the Smart and Safe Arizona Act, in November 2020, it marked a major shift in how marijuana possession is treated under state law. Adults gained the right to possess, cultivate, and use cannabis for recreational purposes, and...
Arizona has taken an important first step with the passage of Proposition 207. Following Proposition 207, recreational use of marijuana is now legal. While amounts legal for recreational use are well defined and some amounts are only considered a petty offense, this...
