Arizona DUI Appeals and Post-Conviction Relief
As a full-service criminal defense practice, The Gillespie Law Firm offers appellate and post-conviction client service on the full range of misdemeanor and felony DUI charges. While DUI cases usually present relatively simple facts, the legal issues can often be highly complicated on matters such as the probable cause supporting the arrest or the admissibility of expert testimony into evidence. If you feel that the review of an experienced DUI appeals lawyer would be beneficial in your case, contact our office in Phoenix for a free consultation.
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Our experience with Arizona DUI appeals allows us not only to identify errors on the part of the police, the prosecution and the trial court, but also to evaluate those mistakes in terms of their impact before an appellate panel. We usually need to show that particular legal errors resulted in an identifiable disadvantage to the defendant's interest in a fair trial. Our experience with winning arguments before the Supreme Court of Arizona and the Arizona Court of Appeals helps us develop the right strategy on appeal in a given case.
In those cases where our clients have entered a guilty plea on a reduced charge in the criminal proceedings, we have waived the right of direct appeal in the criminal case. However, if necessary we may seek relief in Superior Court of an adverse decision by the Motor Vehicle Division. Our experience with administrative proceedings before the MVD helps us identify errors in the imposition of license suspensions and revocations.
Our attorneys are also experienced with the presentation of Rule 32 petitions for post-conviction relief. Section 32 relief is available under circumstances roughly analogous to federal habeas corpus proceedings, and generally concern constitutional problems, mistakes in the execution of the sentence, or other errors that occur at the trial level.
For a free consultation about your rights of appeal and your strategic options on the criminal or civil aspects of an Arizona DUI case, contact an attorney at The Gillespie Law Firm in Phoenix.
