The Sixth Amendment guarantees your right to an attorney if you ever get arrested for a crime. A defense attorney is there to help you fight those criminal charges and avoid a conviction if possible. If you cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one...
No one wants to have to go through the court procedures associated with being arrested for criminal conduct. But knowing what’s coming can make the process less frightening. Here is a quick breakdown of the process you’ll go through in Arizona’s court systems, should you...
Have you ever wondered what accepting a plea deal means? Plea deals, plea bargains, or negotiating a plea—no matter how you phrase it, these terms all refer to agreements between the prosecution and the defendant. Accepting a plea deal can help you avoid a harsh...
Tampering with a criminal case can have very serious consequences. Any attempt to influence the outcome of a case by altering the physical evidence or by influencing the testimony of a witness is a felony. There are heavy fines for case tampering in Arizona, as...
In our last blog post, we discussed a well-known clause in our U.S. Constitution’s Fifth Amendment that pertains to your right against self-incrimination. In today’s blog post we’ll highlight another part of our constitution, the phrase due process. These two little words actually appear in...
Lying under oath, or committing perjury, is a pretty straightforward concept in criminal law. It is, to knowingly make false statements while under oath on the witness stand, and it’s considered a Class 4 Felony in Phoenix under ARS 13-2702, punishable by a maximum prison...
When the suspect of a crime is brought into custody by law enforcement and made aware of their right to an attorney, Coolidge Law Firm (serving Chandler, Gilbert, and Mesa Arizona) ALWAYS recommends they call an experienced criminal defense attorney. The reason? There may not...
In previous posts we’ve briefly touched on the Arizona court system and, depending on their nature, examined how cases are handled. If a defendant feels that justice was not served in the conviction of a DUI felony in Arizona, or any other crime, they can...
A criminal trial usually goes one of two ways: the defense and the prosecution come to a plea agreement, or the trial resumes and ends in a guilty or not-guilty ruling. Plea agreements, or plea bargains, are prevalent in Arizona because they avoid the stresses...
If you’ve been charged with a crime in Arizona, the first question likely to be on your mind is: “Can I make these charges go away?” As a criminal defense law firm in the Phoenix Valley, Coolidge Law has a record of getting criminal cases...