The number of DUI arrests over the Memorial day weekend were up substantially from last year.  476 total DUI arrests were made statewide, including 129 for Extreme DUI.  Last year over the same period the numbers were 291 DUI arrests including 79 Extreme DUI arrests. If you have been charged with DUI or underage drinking offense, read my earlier post “Charged with DUI or Underage Drinking Offense, Now What?” here: http://vigilaw.com/?p=141 or call for a free consultation 602-443-0415. 

John Vigileos

Vigileos Law Office, PLC

A joint task force encompassing several Arizona law enforcement agencies has begun a roundup of DUI suspects that will go through the weekend.  Read the article here: http://www.azfamily.com/outbound-feeds/yahoo-news/Officers-out-in-force-today-for-DUI-roundup-95105639.html

If you are arrested for a DUI in Arizona, you will be asked to submit to a chemical test of the police officer’s choosing (blood, breath or urine). The officer will inform you that if you refuse to submit to the test your driving privileges in AZ will be suspended for one year under Arizona’s [...]

You may have heard of Arizona’s new gun law going into effect tomorrow that will make it legal for concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns into bars.  Well, the wild, wild west keeps getting wilder. A less publicized bill is also becoming law tomorrow that will legalize the exhibition or display of a firearm in [...]

I am commonly asked, “isn’t it hard to defend criminals?”  One answer is that I am not defending criminals, I am defending the constitution, because if the rights of the criminally accused are not protected, then the state is, in effect, given free reign to violate the constitutional rights of all citizens. Imagine, for example, that the police [...]

This latest round-up of 52 alleged underage drinkers at Tempe’s “Hail Mary” sports bar follows the arrest of 85 Tempe college age partiers at the Vue Apartments two weeks ago.   For guidance on what to do if you are charged with DUI / DWI, Minor in Consumption, Minor in Possession, or any other alcohol related offense, read [...]

“Law and Order” episodes and old “Dirty Harry” movies would have us believe that the only reason people ever assert their 4th Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures by the state is because they are criminals with something to hide.  Police officers often ask citizens to consent to searches of their persons, [...]

A couple days ago I reproduced Scottsdale attorney Joy Bertrand’s account of her encounter with a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy as she and a friend were attempting to video  a stop of two hispanic men during Arpaio’s most recent racial profiling sweep. KPHO picked up the story and aired a portion of the video here. [...]

Well, the party may not be over at the Vue Apartments in Tempe, but it has gotten a lot quieter since the recent crack down on student residents by ASU Police. According to  recent reports, two Vue residents were arrested last Wednesday, and sixteen on Thursday, with no arrests over the Labor Day weekend.  If you were [...]

A DUI checkpoint at Power Rd. and the Loop 202 netted 29 DUI arrests on Monday afternoon. Mesa police set up the checkpoint to nab Labor Day partiers coming back from Salt River or the lake. If you were one of the unlucky ones charged with a DUI or other alcohol related offense over the Labor Day Weekend in [...]