Stephen R Glazer

Hi, my name is Steve Glazer. I’m a criminal defense attorney. My office is The Glazer Law Office.

In Flagstaff, the university is Northern Arizona University, NAU, and NAU students make up a great deal of my clientele.

What you should expect is you’re arrested by NAU police, is one – it’s not as though you’re going to be prosecuted in NAU’s own individual court system. It doesn’t exist. What happens is NAU police officers are post-certified police officers. They’re real police officers. You need to treat them as such. Your case is going to be prosecuted in the Flagstaff Justice Court, assuming it’s a misdemeanor, which most offenses that college students commit are misdemeanors, your minor in consumptions, your disorderly conducts, your pot paraphernalia. They’re low-level felonies. The state has the discretion to charge it as a misdemeanor and they typically do. DUIs, shoplifting – all those are going to go into the Flagstaff Justice Court. Not only are you going to be prosecuted, you’re above 18. You’re in adult court. You’ll have a criminal history. You’ll also be subject to discipline from the university if it happens on university grounds. So, NAU police would arrest you. They would report to the campus administration, and then the campus administration is going to get in touch with you for their own discipline. Be careful. What you do cannot only affect whether or not you go to jail, but it can also effect whether or not you get expelled from school.

If you have any questions, give me a call. I handle these types of cases on a daily basis. My phone number is 982-213-9253.

We offer Free Case Consultation. Call, today.

Hi, my name is Steve Glazer, I’m a criminal defense attorney with The Glazer Law Office. Today, we’re going to talk about time frames in criminal cases.

How long it takes to resolve a case. It really kind of depends on the complexity of the case. For a relatively simple case, a misdemeanor, you’re looking anywhere between four and six months.

Why does it take so long? Well, there’s a discovery process. We obtain the state’s evidence. We review the state’s evidence. We want to send a copy to the client. We want the client to review the evidence. We want to get together and then review the evidence, form defenses, have a strategy for the case and that takes time to formulate.

It also takes time to get this evidence. By rule, the state has to give their initial disclosure within a certain time period, but it’s a continuing duty to disclose. And a lot of times it just takes time to get everything that the state plans on using against you. It takes time to negotiate the case. It takes time to get court hearings. So, on average, give or take, four to six months for a misdemeanor.

A felony case, depending on how serious of a felony and someone’s criminal history, is going to dictate how long the case is going to take to resolve. For a murder case, easily one to two years. If it’s a capitol case, longer.

If it’s a low-level felony, a class 4,5, or 6 felony, give or take, you’re looking at six months, maybe eight months.

If it’s a class 2 or 3 felony, give or take, eight months to a year. If you have a criminal history, which would make mandatory prison sentences, then obviously, the more time you’re looking at, the longer it’s going to take to resolve the case, or to get to trial.

So, the more complex the case, the more co-defendants, the more criminal history someone has, the longer it’s going to take.

If you have any questions at all, about time frames and how long it takes to resolve a case, give me a call. I handle all criminal cases. I’ve been doing it for over 16 years. I can give you a good perspective on how long it’s going to take to resolve your case. My number, 928-213-9253.

We offer Free Case Consultation. Call 928-213-9253 today.

The Glazer Law Office, PLLC offers free case consultation to inform you of your options and put your mind at ease.Take the time to meet with us and discuss your case.
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