Articles Posted in DUI Stop

5 Things You Should Know about Your Rights in a Police Stop and Arrest . In Mesa AZ you cannot be arrested on the basis of a non-criminal traffic violation.
However, that changes if you fail to stop or flee when police signal you to pull over for the matter. Fleeing from police or failure to stop are in violation of criminal unlawful flight laws. The most important thing you can do when you see flashing lights or hear the siren is to pull over safely and promptly. In the least you should slow down and find a way to signal to police that you see them and intend to pull over. Otherwise you could create probable cause for your arrest.
Recently, an Arizona Appeals Court ruled on whether or not a search warrant was required for police to follow a driver into a private driveway for a stop that began on a public road. It held that though a person is not subject to arrest for a civil traffic violation, failure to stop or comply with police does result in creating probable cause for arrest. The following case summary provides the Appeals Court’s majority opinion and basis for their decision to allow the evidence which reaffirmed the conviction. This article also provides a recent Arizona case ruling, and a list of 5 important questions and answers related to your rights at a stop, and defending subsequent criminal charges.

after the Stop. Can an Arizona Officer’s misreading of an unambiguous law give rise to reasonable suspicion, thereby making a stop lawful? This was a question for a recent Arizona appellate court to decide. In the case, the court considered whether a sheriff’s deputy had reasonable suspicion to stop a suspect because the officer thought the rear display light on the driver’s vehicle was unlawful.
This article will explore how defense successfully challenged an otherwise unlawful police stop due to the police officer’s mistake of law with the following topics: Overview of the case and ruling; Impact of Appeals Court ruling in Arizona; Questions and answers; 11 rights you have at an unlawful stop; 10 reasons to file a motion to suppress evidence; DUI & Criminal Defense in Phoenix and East Valley AZ

How to avoid additional charges, and make sure your DUI stop does not turn deadly Recently a Mesa AZ police officer approached a vehicle and asked the driver if he had any weapons. The driver responded, affirmatively that he did in fact, have weapons in the vehicle. At that point he reached to the other…