Rape Defense Attorney Michael Urbano
Rape is a serious sex crime charge that Arizona has named "sexual assault" If you're charged with rape in Phoenix or anywhere in Arizona, you'll need an aggressive sex crime attorney to defend your rights and help you win your case. Michael Urbano is a highly qualified and aggressive rape defense attorney.
The Legal Definition of Rape
Sex Crime Defense
Rape, officially named Sexual Assault in Arizona, is any sexual intercourse or oral sex that is non-consensual. A rape can be charged if the victim refuses advances, or is not able to give consent because of unconsciousness, intoxication or diminished mental capacity.
Rape Punishment
If you're convicted, the penalties that the court can give you include jail sentences of 5.25 to 14 years. Other penalties can and usually include financial restitution to the victim, court ordered psychiatric evaluation, counseling and care, testing for AIDs or STDs, and permanent registration wherever you go on local Sex Offenders lists.
Date Rape
Date rape is a common expression that is used to describe forced sex during a date. If the sex is not consensual, it falls under the definition of sexual assult. The problem from a legal standpoint is that it can often become a "he said-she said" case since there are rarely witnesses.
In recent years a number of "date rape drugs" have appeared on the scene. These drugs can be put in another person's beverages without them knowing about it and cause incapacitation. Often the victim isn't even sure she was raped. Arizona law provides for an automatic addition of 3 years to the sentence if a date rape drug was used.
Violent Rape
Arizona law recognizes particularly violent rapes as even more serious crimes. If you use violence or a weapon during a rape, or even the threat of violence, the penalty the judge can hand down goes up to life in prison with no chance of parole. If you're accused a a violent rape, you must have the help of a rape defense attorney to help lessen the charge.
You Need a Rape Defense Attorney
With the serious punishment you are facing, you need the services of an accomplished sex crime attorney. At Urbano Attorney and Counselor at Law, we'll work on your behalf to negotiate your charges down and to win your case at trial. We have a long history of successful criminal defenses.
Free Initial Consultation - Financing Available
At Urbano Attorney and Counselor at Law, we offer a FREE initial consultation for you if you've been charged with rape, sexual assault or other sex crime. We also have convenient financing available to make it easier for you to get effective representation from a real Phoenix criminal defense attorney and not just a public defender.
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