Arizona Criminal Laws

The range of penalties for intent to sell marijuana can range from everything down to probation, all the way up to 12-1/2 years in prison, plus up to $150,000 in fines, plus the special assessment on selling marijuana cases, which is $750, or three times the value of the drugs. Which if were talking about a large amount of marijuana, could be substantial, as opposed to what you’re already paying in fines and assessments. Additionally, you’re looking at at least 240 hours of community service for a conviction of this charge and the impact it can have to your future employment. If you or a loved one have been charged with a possession of marijuana with intent to sell, please give me a call at (480) 994-8824 or email me.

If you would like to discuss an intent to sell marijuana charge with a Scottsdale criminal attorney, please visit a profile page and complete a contact form.

By: Max Hanson

Allen and Meyerand Law Firm

We are here with attorneys Jared Allen and Steven Meyerand of the Law Offices of Allen and Meyerand Law Firm. What I’d like to do is find out a little bit about each of you, then explore what you do as a law firm, getting into the practice areas you’ve chosen to specialize in.

What is the philosophy of your firm?

At AM Law, we try to live by the philosophy of providing our clients the defense you need and the service you deserve. For us, that entails providing our clients with a first class criminal defense, being able to provide them with two attorneys with years of experience in this area and providing it to them in a way that they actually get the personal service they deserve, taking the time to get to know our clients as individuals to be available to answer their questions and really work with them through the process of being arrested, charged with a criminal offense and then seeing it all the way through to the end with them. So, that’s the philosophy we try to lead our firm with is providing all of our clients with those two things.

By: Steven Meyerand 

Whether you go to jail or face a prison term for a possession of drugs charge really depends on three different questions. One, what type of drug are we talking about? Are we talking about marijuana, are we talking about methamphetamine, are we talking about prescription medications? Two, how much of the drug are we talking about? How much have they alleged that you possessed at the time of your arrest? If we’re talking about a small amount, as opposed to a large amount, that’s going to have an impact on whether probation is available or how long a jail or prison term that you may face. The third question we need to find out is, was there any indications or anything that pointed toward you having an intent to sell the drug? Did they recover scales, did they recover grinders, did they recover the drugs from you in individual pre-packaged amounts, which would all indicate that you had these drugs for the purpose of selling them. Obviously, if you had the drugs for sale, you face larger penalties and more significant penalties than you would if it was just a simple possession. Until we answer all three of these questions, the penalties could range anywhere from probation or even having the charges dismissed after a diversion program for a simple possession of marijuana charge, to ten years in prison for selling methamphetamine. If you or a loved one is facing a drug possession charge, whether it’s simple possession or a possession for sale, feel free to give me a call at (480) 994-8824 or email me.

If you’ve received a possession charge in Arizona, contact a criminal defense attorney in your area.

By: Attorney Max Hanson

Aggravated assault is a serious felony offense. It involves an assault under special circumstances are involving a particular person or party. Example would be, using a dangerous weapon or dangerous instrument during an assault, such as a knife or a firearm, can subject you to aggravated assault charges. Causing any sort of serious physical injury to another during an assault, such as broken bones or other disfigurement can also result in felony aggravated assault charges. In addition, simple assaults against a particular person, such as a police officer, or a firefighter, or an EMT can result in aggravated assault felony charges. Felony charges are serious business. It can impact your ability to get a job. It can impact your ability to have a firearm. It can also impact your ability to vote. If you or a family member have been charged with a serious felony aggravated assault, you need legal help today. Feel free to give me a call at (480) 994-8824 or you can contact me at my email.

If you’ve been charged with aggravated assault in Arizona, view a profile and complete a contact form.

By: Attorney Max Hanson

Criminal assault in Arizona means that you’ve been charged with either physically injuring someone or even threatening to physically injure someone if they feel their in imminent danger of harm, which means you come up to someone and you draw back with your fist or something else and they think they’re going to be punched, that’s assault under Arizona law. Additionally, you can be charged with assault if you just simply push someone, goat them, insult them, provoke them into action or provoke them into a fight, you can be charged with assault in Arizona. It’s a criminal misdemeanor offense. Maximum penalty, probation is usually available, but maximum penalty can be up to 6 months in jail, so it’s a serious offense that you need serious help with. If you’ve been charged with assault, give my office a call. Talk to one of our experienced criminal law attorneys. Our number is (480) 994-8824. Or you can contact me by my email address.

By: Attorney Max Hanson

If you are convicted of assault, a criminal misdemeanor in Arizona, you could be facing up to 6 months in jail, you could be facing fines totaling over $2500, especially if we consider all of the assessments, jail cost, mandatory fees owing to the court. Plus, you could be responsible for restitution to the victim for any out of pocket costs, medical expenses or otherwise that resulted from the assault and you can face significant restrictions upon your future employment. If you’re a teacher, if you’re a doctor, a realtor, someone with professional certification and licensing, that licensing could be effected by the nature of your conviction for assault. If you or a loved one have been charged with assault, you need to call an attorney today. Feel free to call me at (480) 994-8824 or contact me by email.

If you’ve been convicted of assault in Arizona, visit a profile and complete a contact form.

By: Attorney Max Hanson

Choosing a Phoenix Criminal Attorney

Jared, why should a client consider AM Law? I think that at AM Law, we obviously offer the payment plans that we’ve discussed earlier and we’re flexible with those, but when it comes down to choosing a defense attorney, we’re a firm that provides personal service and that’s what we really pride ourselves on. While we have a support staff that may take calls and may provide us with some assistance in handling cases, they are not the individuals that our clients are going to be talking to about their case.

Allen & Meyerand

So, we feel at AM Law the primary difference that we provide is two attorneys with tons of experience, but those same two attorneys are the people that talk to you, talk to you about your cases, talk to you about what’s going to happen at court, meet you at court and then ultimately, prepare and get the case ready for trial, if necessary. So, I think that what sets us apart is that we’ll be there for every step of the way, not just the steps at the end.

By: Jared Allen

Importance of Trial Experience in Phoenix

Is it important for a defense attorney to have actual experience in trial? I think it abolutely is. The shear volume of trials that we’ve done has provided us with tremendous experience, however, it’s really quality over quantity is how I look at it.

Both Steven and I have done very specific types of felony trials, misdemeanor trials, all the way down to citations and traffic offenses in our career as prosecutors and that’s translated to the same type of success that we had as prosecutors and now translated as defense attorney as well. When you’re familiar with how a courtroom is run, how juries respond to the type of information that’s being presented to them, that is valuable in not only presenting at trial, but in negotiating a resolution for your client.

One of the things we try to avoid at all costs is going to a trial, because we don’t want to put that decision in somebody else’s hands as to how this case is going to resolve. But, because we know how to do good trial work, we do good pre-trial work and we’re able to get the results we’d like to get after a trial at an earlier stage where the risk is much lower.

By: Jared Allen

If you are convicted of aggravated assault, this is a serious felony offense that you will not be eligible for probation upon conviction. You will face a significant prison term that can range anywhere between three to twenty-one years in prison. You will also face the possibility of paying fines up to $150,000 and it will have lasting significant impact on you, even upon release from prison as to your right to vote, as to your right to possess or use firearms and as to any future employment. Your employment will be limited by the fact that you have been convicted of a serious and dangerous felony offense. If you or a loved one are facing charges of aggravated assault or have been convicted of charges of aggravated assault and need help, please feel free to contact me at (480) 994-8824 or email me.

By: Attorney Max Hanson