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The U.S. Supreme Court, in Fernandez v. California, has upheld the warrantless search of an apartment when the suspect objected, but his girlfriend (and co-occupant) consented to the search after...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2014/supreme-court-upholds-warrantless-apartment-search/

Real justice means everyone accused of a crime gets a fair process to defend against the accusations. In many cases due process happens. Our system of justice, however, requires that occurs in al...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/due-process-half-truths-and-brady-material/

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Mary K. Reinhart The Republic | azcentral.com Days after a scathing report accused her of violating multiple state laws and rules, a divided Arizona Medical Board on...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/executive-director-of-arizona-medical-board-fired/

Six days before his trial, Defendant moved for a continuance in order to substitute new counsel.  Defendant stated: He had concerns with “his current attorney’s defense strategies and trial ...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/dui-conviction-overturned-court-erred-by-denying-continuance/

Here are the latest posts from my DUI Blog: A Reported Result vs. A Complete Result In DUI cases, a machine called a gas chromatograph is often used to measure an alcohol concentration in a blood...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/dui-posts-from-my-dui-blog/

Stephen Lemons | New Times As Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery fights to keep Debra Milke behind bars pending a retrial on her overturned murder conviction, he also is fighting a proposed...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/new-times-bill-montgomery-opposes-ethics-rule-requiring-prosecutors-to-reveal-evidence-of-wrongful-convictions/

Here is latest news article on the Milke case. It discusses the potential conflict of interest issues with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO) prosecuting her case after the 9th Circui...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/milke-wants-mcao-conflicted-off-the-case/

Yesterday I included the Milke case as one of my favorite Brady decisions. For the non-lawyers, Brady refers to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Brady v. Maryland which held that when the governmen...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/the-milke-case-moves-forward/

Here are my seven favorite Brady decisions: 1. BRADY V. MARYLAND, 373 U.S.83 (1963) Both Brady and his co-defendant were found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. After trial, t...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/seven-brady-cases-you-should-know/

This month the Arizona Court of Appeals rejected the argument that a judge does not have the discretion to hold a pretrial hearing on the reliability of scientific evidence. Since January 1, 2012...

https://arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com/2013/arizona-case-law-update-the-first-daubert-decision/