Other Misdemeanor Case Results

In the Utah County Justice Court one of our defense attorneys negotiated a plea in abeyance for a client accused of criminal trespassing. This deal kept our client’s record clean and kept him out of jail. His case will be dismissed in 12 months.

One of the criminal lawyers with our office represented a client in the Utah County Justice Court for a misdemeanor charge of Lewdness. Our lawyer got the charge reduced to Class C Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct with a no-jail sentence.

An attorney from our firm represented a criminal defendant in the Garfield County, Utah Justice Court. The defendant was facing a felony charge for Negligent Automobile Homicide and two misdemeanors for Unlawful Supply of Alcohol to a Minor and No Valid License. Our lawyer got the two misdemeanor charges dismissed. He also got the felony reduced a misdemeanor Reckless Endangerment charge to which our client plead guilty. Our lawyer got the defendant sentenced to 90 days of jail and 24 months of court probation.

One of the lawyers from our criminal defense team negotiated a plea in abeyance in the Holiday City, Utah Justice Court on a charge of misdemeanor Theft. The case will be dismissed in twelve months with no conviction appearing on our client’s criminal record in the meantime.

One of our attorneys represented a criminal defendant in the Sandy City, Utah Justice Court where he was facing two misdemeanor poaching charges. Our lawyer negotiated a dismissal of the offense of wanton destruction of protected wildlife and a plea in abeyance to the charge of taking protected wildlife. Since the guilty plea was held in abeyance the charge will be dismissed after a few months of good behavior.

One of our lawyers appeared in the Draper City, Utah Justice court to represent a criminal defendant accused of having committed a misdemeanor Assault. Our lawyer negotiated a plea in abeyance assuring that no conviction will enter, and that the case will be totally dismissed after twelve months of good behavior.

An attorney from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Springville City, Utah Justice Court where our attorney negotiated the dismissal of misdemeanor charges for alcohol restricted driver and open container. Our client pleads guilty to a single misdemeanor charge for driving with a measurable controlled substance.

We negotiated a reduction from a 3rd Degree Felony Aggravated Assault to a Class A Misdemeanor Attempted Aggravated Assault in the Salt Lake District Court. It was alleged that our client tried to use his car to run over a couple of juveniles in a parking lot. With the reduction our client did not become restricted from possessing guns. Also as part of the plea deal, we kept our client from serving any jail time.

Orem City Justice Court; plead a case from a charge of Class B Misdemeanor Terroristic Threat to a Class C Misdemeanor Disorderly Conduct with no jail.

We negotiated a guilty plea to 2 Class B misdemeanors in exchange for 3 other counts being dismissed for a client in the Provo City Justice Court. Due to the number of separate counts the prosecutor could have enhanced at least one count to a Third Degree Felony which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. Part of the negotiated plea bargain assured that our client did not serve any jail time for the misdemeanor convictions.

An attorney from our firm appeared in the Spanish Fork, Utah District Court to represent a criminal defendant accused of having committed the misdemeanor offense of Abuse of Psychotoxic Chemical Solvents. Our lawyer negotiated an abeyance and an agreement to dismiss the case after twelve months. The abeyance agreement assures that no conviction will appear against our client so long as he complies with all terms and conditions of probation.

An attorney from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Wasatch County Justice Court where the defendant was facing misdemeanor charges for wanton destruction of protected wildlife and unlawful taking of protected wildlife. Our lawyer negotiated dismissal of both charges.

Salt Lake County District Court; negotiated a plea in abeyance to a Class C Misdemeanor of Disorderly Conduct. The original charge was a Class B Misdemeanor Assault. Since this was plead in abeyance, our client will not serve any jail time and he will not have a criminal conviction on his record. If he complies with probation the charge will be dismissed.

Summit County Justice Court; negotiated a plea in abeyance for a client accused of committing a misdemeanor by Altering a Government Record. Since it is a plea in abeyance, no conviction will enter on our client’s record and she will not serve any time in jail.

In this case, our firm defended a criminal defendant faced with the charge of Impaired Driving, a Class B Misdemeanor, in the Uintah County Justice Court. We successfully argued for the diminution of the charge, and consequently no jail time was required by the court.

In a recent matter, a lawyer from the criminal defense branch of our firm represented a person faced with the criminal charges of Impaired Driving, Open Container in Vehicle, and Improper Turn in the South Salt Lake Justice Court. The outcome of this case was very favorable to our client, as two of the three charges were dismissed outright. Furthermore, only two of the possible 180 days of jail time was required by the court.

In this case our client was faced with the criminal charges of Intentional Abuse Or Neglect Of A Vulnerable Adult, and Criminal Mischief: Intentional Damage, Deface, Destroy Property in the 3rd District Court of Salt Lake. Our objective in this case was to convince the court to dismiss both charges. We were successful in that the charges were in fact dismissed.

In this case we represented a criminal defendant facing the charges of Criminal Trespass, and Sell, Offer, Furnish Alcoholic Product To A Minor – Knowingly in the 4th District Court of American Fork. Based on our perception of the facts, it was our belief that there was not sufficient evidence to justify the charges our client was facing, and we argued accordingly. We were successful in convincing the court to dismiss both charges.

In a recent case, one of the criminal defense attorneys in our firm defended a person faced with the criminal charges of Assault, and Intoxication in the Second District Court of Layton, in Davis County. In cases where there are multiple charges, our first objective is to procure the dismissal of one of the charges. We were successful in doing that here, and we also assured that no jail time was required by the court.

In of our recent cases, we defended a person facing the criminal charges of Reckless Driving, and Following Too Closely in the Utah County Justice Court. The outcome of this case was very favorable for our client, as one of the charges was dropped and the other was reduced.