The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Montejo v. Louisiana has been called an assault on the attorney-client relationship and will greatly affect criminal lawyers in Arizona. Under Montejo officers may now interrogate defendants in the absence of counsel, even after charges have been brought and counsel has been retained or appointed, as long as the defendant waives his or her rights under Miranda.
Supreme Court to review GPS Tracking case, the issue whether a law enforcement officer must first obtain a warrant before use a global positioning tracking device on a suspects' vehicle.
The client of a drug crimes lawyer in Arizona might well be able to benefit from the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse program. While those who underwent treatment originally received no reduced sentencing as a result, the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, among other provisions, allowed the court to provide an up to 1 year sentence reduction.