Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 20 - Appeal
Dec 03, 2011
APPEAL:
An Appeal is a process in which you object to something that happened at the trial court level. It could me that a motion your Defense Attorney argued was denied, and you think it should hav...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 19 - Sentencing
Dec 03, 2011
SENTENCING:
If you plea Guilty, or are found Guilty at trial of one or more counts of any DUI, you will be sentenced anywhere within the range of sentence provided by law. The ranges of sentence, an...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 18 - Trial
Dec 03, 2011
TRIAL:
If youve passed up on the plea agreement, and your case hasnt been dismissed, you are basically forced to go to trial.
In aCity/Municipal Court, on Misdemeanor charges, a DUI trial tends t...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 17 - Considering Trial or A Plea
Dec 03, 2011
CONSIDERING TRIAL OR A PLEA:
Whether charged with a Felony or Misdemeanor DUI offense, in nearly all situations, you will be offered a plea agreement at the trial court level. This is an opportunity...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 16 - Meeting with Attorney After Prelim.
Dec 03, 2011
MEETING WITH AN ATTORNEY AFTER THE PRELIMINARY HEARING / GRAND JURY INDICTMENT:
If you are represented by a Private Defense Attorney, you should already be informed and prepared for what is coming u...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 15 - Preliminary Hearing / Grand Jury
Dec 03, 2011
PRELIMINARY HEARING / GRAND JURY:
In Superior Court, after your Initial Appearance / Not Guilty Arraignment, you will be handling the beginning of your case in two ways. You do not have a choice as ...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 14 - Assigned "Indigent Representation"
Dec 03, 2011
ASSIGNED INDIGENT REPRESENTATION:
If you are unable to afford a Private Defense Attorney, and are assigned Indigent Representation AKA: Public Defender, Legal Defender, Legal Advocate, or represent...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 13 - Release Conditions
Dec 03, 2011
RELEASE CONDITIONS:
At the Initial Appearance, the court will decide your release conditions. With DUI cases, release conditions usually fall within a few different categories:
Own Recognizance...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 12 - Initial App. & Not Guilty Arraignment
Dec 03, 2011
INITIAL APPEARANCE NOT GUILTY ARRAIGNMENT:
Within a few days of being arrested, you will be brought in front of a judge either in person, or through a video monitor, and will have your Initial App...
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Arizona DUI Defense Attorney Guide to a DUI Arrest - Step 11 - Read This Guide, Think I Screwed Up
Dec 03, 2011
WELL, AFTER READING THIS STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE, I THINK I REALLY SCREWED UP:
Truthfully, it is extremely, extremely rare for someone to have navigated their way through an encounter with a police officer...
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