Blog Home Recent Posts in the Criminal Procedure Category Arizona Mandatory Minimums: Now Available in PowerPoint Format! May 11, 2016 MayesTelles’ article, A Look at Arizona’s Mandatory Minimum Sentences , is now available in PowerPoint format! Now downloadable and easy to digest, ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading Infographic: Your Rights if Stopped or Arrested in Phoenix Dec 8, 2015 Everyone has rights. If those rights are violated, and you are arrested as a result, that could be sufficient for a case dismissal. View our helpful ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading How Not to Conduct Yourself When Interacting with Police Dec 1, 2015 At MayesTelles PLLC, we have seen a number of individuals who have come into our office after being arrested in situations that could have been ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading Everything You Need to Know About Drug Possession Charges Oct 12, 2015 Drug possession is defined as knowingly or intentionally having illicit narcotics on your person or property. Law enforcement can charge you for ... Posted By MayesTelles Continue Reading Automatic Appeals for Death Penalty Sentences in Arizona Jul 15, 2015 One procedural rule that many Arizonians may not be aware of is that death penalty cases are all automatically appealed and sent for review to the ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading Supreme Court Rules on Provocation Manslaughter & Instructing Juries Jul 8, 2015 In State v. Lua , Vice Chief Justice Pelander, writing on behalf of the Arizona Supreme Court, explained why the court decided to uphold the ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading Complete Guide to Arizona's Probation Laws Mar 2, 2015 The Phoenix criminal defense lawyers at MayesTelles PLLC break down Chapter 9 of Arizona’s criminal code concerning probation and restoration of civil ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading How Plea Bargains Work Nov 5, 2014 Plea bargains, sometimes called "plea deals" or "plea arrangements", are agreements between defendants and the prosecution. These types of deals allow ... Posted By MayesTelles PLLC Continue Reading Page of 2