Theft of Means of Transportation: A.R.S. 13-1814 Theft of means of transportation involves taking another person’s motor vehicle without the authority to do so. It is sometimes referred to as auto theft or “grand theft auto.” According to A.R.S. 13-1814, …
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Sexual Assault – Arizona’s Rape Laws: A.R.S. 13-1406 Sexual assault, commonly referred to as rape, is a criminal offense taken very seriously in the state of Arizona. The offense comes with severe consequences for those convicted, both legally and in …
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Robbery Laws in Arizona: A.R.S. 13-1902, A.R.S. 13-1903, and A.R.S. 13-1904 Robbery involves situations where an individual takes items directly from another person against their will. Arizona law has three different classifications of robbery crimes: robbery, armed robbery, and aggravated …
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Understanding the Types of Homicide in Arizona Homicide, or causing the death of another person, is a serious offense throughout the country. In Arizona, homicide isn’t a single specific charge. Instead, it is classified into one of four different categories …
Theft in Arizona: A.R.S. 13-1802 Arizona defines theft in multiple ways, generally to do with taking control of another person’s property. Per A.R.S. 13-1802, theft can result in either misdemeanor or felony charges depending on the specific circumstance. A person …
Shannon’s Law – The Unlawful Discharge of a Firearm: A.R.S. 13-3107 In 1999, fourteen-year-old Shannon Smith was struck in the head by a stray bullet while in her own backyard in central Phoenix. The bullet was estimated to have been …
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How is Perjury Proven? Perjury is the crime of making a false statement, whether sworn or unsworn, in regard to a material issue of a case that directly affects a case’s proceedings. Perjury is a class 4 felony, which can …
False Swearing The legal system in the United States, as well within the State of Arizona, takes issues of false swearing very seriously. According to A.R.S. 13-2703, a person commits false swearing by making a false sworn statement that they …
Arizona’s Perjury Laws Both federally and within the state of Arizona, telling the “whole truth” is a foundational component of our legal system. Making false statements is considered perjury and is punishable by law. According to A.R.S. 13-2702, a person …
Aggravated Harassment Arizona defines harassment as conduct that is directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to be seriously alarmed, annoyed, humiliated, or mentally distressed, in which the conduct does in fact seriously alarm, annoy, humiliate, …
