In the two weeks following the Parkland school shootings in Florida in February 2018, Arizona schools received 17 separate threats from both juveniles and adults. More recently, on Monday, October 21, 2018, Benson Unified School District in Benson, Arizona, canceled classes after someone made a t...
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States protects people from unlawful searches and seizure of their assets. Unlawful searches violate your right to privacy, and the seizure of your assets may affect you financially. The "automobile exception" to the Fourth Amendment gives p...
A driver under the influence of alcohol went airborne while driving his vehicle, landing on multiple vehicles parked at a car dealership in Surprise, Arizona. On June 11, 2018, 21-year-old Zachary David Washington ran a stop sign at Bell Road and 115th Avenue. Washington then struck the median, w...
Mohave County Jail Information You Should Know Anyone Arrested for a Misdemeanor or Felony Crime in Mohave County will be Booked at the Mohave County Jail. The Mohave County Jail serves the outlining areas in the County and the cities of Kingman, Lake Havasu, and Bullhead City, Arizona. The ja...
The holidays are a fun time. A time when family and friends get back together to celebrate, and maybe party. When alcohol is present at the party, the risk for a DUI charge on the way home is high. Holiday time usually equals a high law enforcement presence on Arizona roads. Arizona has incredib...
The craft beer industry has seen an incredible boom over the last few years thanks to the ever-changing tastes of the American beer consumer. Along with that boom in craft beer sales has come a corresponding increase in the average alcohol content of the beer itself. Higher alcohol content has be...
Scholarship Opportunity Available for Criminal Justice and Paralegal Students The Law Offices of Shawn B. Hamp have continued to display their support for the local community by donating $2,400 to fund scholarships for students at Mohave Community College. These scholarships were designed to ass...
Landmark Ruling Made by Supreme Court on Cell Phone Privacy With every text, call, or update of Facebook, a collection of your cellular activity is shared with wireless carriers in your area. With nearly 400 million cell phone accounts currently open in the United States—more than the total popu...
NFL wide receiver Michael Floyd of the Minnesota Vikings was sentenced to serve one day in prison because he failed an alcohol test which was part of his house arrest. The drink that supposedly caused him to fail: kombucha tea. Floyd was on house arrest stemming from a DUI in Scottsdale, Arizona...
Arizona has had a backlog of more than 6,000 rape kits from unresolved sexual assault cases, dating back to 2000. By the end of April, the State had tested around half of these kits and identified and indicted eight suspects, most of who are already in jail for other crimes. This project -- start...
When it comes to the subject of driving under the influence, Arizona is what we refer to as a zero tolerance state. No three strikes and youre out in Arizona. You can straight up be arrested by law enforcement for being too drunk. While those states with more lenient DUI laws would just let you ...
Capital punishment is legal in Arizona. In violent crimes cases where prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty, you may wonder if criminal attorneys should have direct access to the victims and their families to question them about their wants and wishes with regard to the Defendants sentenc...
Taser, the company known for making the electrical shocking devices that nearly every police officer carries, has rebranded as a new company, Axon, and is developing a new law enforcement tool: a crowdsourced database of videos. While the program aims to follow through on prominent examples of t...
If youre being investigated for a crime, whether you know it or not, the Fourth Amendment is your best friend. This is because the Fourth Amendment was created to protect people who were being investigated by the state for a crime, giving them rights that were intended to prevent the government ...
A man in Florida has settled a civil rights lawsuit against his local police department after they wrongfully arrested him for possession of methamphetamine. The incident, however, is only one instance of a larger problem in law enforcement: The field testing kits they use to detect drugs are not...
When the Supreme Court of the United States makes a statement about the law, all of the courts in the country are bound by what it says, including those in Arizona. Now that there are finally nine Justices on the bench – making a 4-4 tie less likely – the Court is primed to hear some high-profile...
Drugs are a serious problem in Mohave County, Arizona. We are well into the second half of 2017, and since January of this year, drug raids and arrests have been staggering, particularly in Kingman, Bullhead City and Green Valley. These drug busts have involved a great deal of surveillance to mak...
Theres a warrant out for your arrest, and you know about it, and its making you jittery and on edge all the time. You dont want to go to jail, thats certain, but the paranoia is eating at you. Even persons who have been in the spotlight get arrest warrants out for them and refuse to turn them...
You may have wondered how, if the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.08%, police can use a breathalyzer to get evidence youre driving drunk. The answer is that the alcohol content on your blood is chemically related to your breath alcohol content (BrAC). However, there are crucial dif...
For the first time since they started using body cameras two years ago, police footage from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has been released to the public. It appears to show cops framing a suspect for drug possession by planting a bag of cocaine on him during an arrest for hit-and-run....
In Arizona, criminal proceedings follow a set order of events. Knowing what happens and when can help you understand the criminal justice system and where your case is heading. Police Investigation The first step in all criminal cases is the police investigation, where police officers gather ev...
What is a Safety Corridor? If you have traveled on I-40 around the Kingman area, you have likely noticed the signs indicating “Safety Corridor” and “Zero Tolerance”. By the end of 2016, such signs were erected on 3 separate sections of highway in Arizona. These areas were identified by the Ari...
For years, residents in all 50 states have had to abide by the implied consent law. This law dictates that there is an automatic assumption of consent to submit an alcohol or drug test in the event that a driver is suspected of a DUI. Therefore, if an officer reasonably suspects that a motorist h...
The Law Offices of Shawn B. Hamp is excited to announce that it has joined the Critical Response Team for the United States Concealed Carry Association! As a member of this team, the Law Offices of Shawn B. Hamp provides round-the-clock service to members who are forced to defend themselves using...
If youve been arrested and charged with a crime in Arizona, you probably have questions about your cases journey through the criminal justice system. This is especially true if youve never been accused of committing a crime, before. Heres a brief overview of the path through the criminal jus...
If you have been arrested or charged with a crime you may be feeling frightened, anxious, and uncertain of what your future holds. The competent and experienced attorneys at the Law Offices of Shawn B. Hamp can help you during this difficult time. We are dedicated to fighting for the rights of our clients and providing excellent legal representation to those who have been accused of a crime. Contact our firm today to discuss your case in a free case consultation.
