Josephine Pesaresi Hallam

Hallam Law Group is an experienced felony trial law firm with an outstanding history of working in criminal courtrooms throughout Arizona. Our law firm offers quality legal counsel in various areas of law including: assault, felony DUI, robbery, domestic violence, sexual abuse, felony shoplifting and many more. Hallam has steered through over a thousand criminal cases and some high-level felonies such as sex crimes, and homicides. Contact our skilled attorneys for a free consultation.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

J.D. (1997) | Law

1994 - 1997

Brown University

B.A. (1990) | American Civilization

1986 - 1990

Trial attorney at the Public Defender’s office

Maricopa County Public Defender

1997 - 1999

Client's Choice Award

Avvo

2018

Maricopa County Bar Association

Member

2018 - Current

Arizona Women's Law Association

Member

2018 - Current

State Bar of Arizona  # 018557

Member

1997 - Current

Arizona

Since 1997

Federal Circuit

Since 2018

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Q. How to defend possession of drug paraphernalia found in vehicle that neither party claimed. Is not defendants P.O. testi

August 7, 2023

A: The answer the possession charges are fact specific. So: who owned the car? Where was everyone sitting in the car in relation to the drugs? What is everyone’s criminal history? Were the drugs found in anyone’s bag or under anyone’s chair? Were the frustum plain sight?

Is there a 4th amendment search issue in how the drugs were found that can be challenged? Was it a consent search or was the bag of drugs seen during a legal stop? All issues to be investigated.

But drugs have to be in the person’s preview or control to be in their “possession’ and they have to have “knowing control”. So if the drugs were dropped by a passenger unknown to a driver, or hidden by a driver unknown to a passenger, it is going to be hard for the State to prove possession without DNA testing.

Hope that helps! Josephine Pesaresi Hallam

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Q. How do I go about getting a court appointed lawyer after receiving a citation?

December 21, 2020

A: I agree with Attorney Maerowitz. The court has each person do a financial affidavit to see if you are eligible for a public defender. If you meet the criteria of indigency, the next step is to see if you qualify regarding your case qualifications. If the prosecutor is not asking for jail time in your case, then the court will not appoint you a court appointed attorney. Most attorneys give free consultations however. So make a few appointments and ask an attorney during the free consultation what you should expect in court and what you should expect as a plea offer from the state. That way you will go in having some knowledge of what’s going to happen and the sequence of events. I hope that helps. Best of luck.

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Q. i called police on boyfriend lied to them now boyfriend in custody with charges pending cant afford 7500 need lawyer

July 28, 2020

A: Call the detective working on the case, or the victims advocate office at the county attorneys office, and tell them that you were not telling the truth.

Give the detective a new statement. And contact your boyfriends attorney. There are victims rights in Arizona, so you will have to waive your right to not speak to the defendants attorney. So tell the defense attorney you are waiving your rights and you would like to speak to him or her regarding your recantation.

I hope that helps! Best of luck

Josephine Pesaresi Hallam

Hallam Law Group