Criminal Law

4 BIGGEST MISTAKES MADE BY CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS So there you are, sitting in your living room reading a letter from your attorney that says something like this, “Criminal charges have been filed against you in case #:11130098. Be advised that ‘Utah’ judges are rarely bound by determinative sentencing guidelines. In other words, your judge has the discretion to sentence you within the basic sentencing guidelines as indicated below with few exceptions:” As you look below to wh

There is a piece of advice that our criminal defense attorneys give to each client in Utah. This advice comes after they are charged with a DUI or a drug-related offense. But first, let me give you a quick note on what makes you a target to law enforcement. Once a DUI or drug charge is established on your record, conviction or not, you have become a “marked man” so to speak. Count on being harassed every time a cop runs the license plate of a car registered to you. Police of

Many of my DUI clients ask me whether there are exceptions to the ignition interlock restriction imposed for DUI in the State of Utah. Although there is not a general exception as of 2011, there is a limited exception as follows: A Utah motorist with a DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) imposed ignition interlock restriction may operate a vehicle without an ignition interlock if: The vehicle belongs to his employer (not self-employed),He is driving for work purposes only,He h

Our  criminal defense  team of lawyers recently represented a young woman who was caught up in a sex sting in the state of Utah. The woman fell prey to a sting conducted in a massage parlor in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a  criminal defense attorney  I have represented dozens of clients busted in these types of stings in Utah over the years. This one, however, was unique. My client, who I we’ll call Suzie, was arrested for allegedly agreeing to provide an undercover cop with wha

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Many DUI prosecutions in the State of Utah are the result of the defendant being pulled over for some purpose other than DUI. After being pulled over and prior to being cited for DUI, it is typical for motorists to make one or more common mistakes. Once these mistakes are made it becomes entirely possible for an innocent person to be both prosecuted and convicted for DUI. Many of the DUI cases we handle in Utah are for persons being prosecuted for driving under the influence