Violence Case Results

Recently, the criminal defense wing of our firm defended an individual faced with the charge of Loaded Rifle, Or Shotgun In Vehicle, in the Wasatch County Justice Court. In this case we endeavored to procure the eventual dismissal of the charge, and, as is always the case, assure that no jail time would be required by the court. We were successful on both fronts, in that no jail time was served, and after a short probationary period the charge will be dismissed.

In this case our client was charged with Aggravated Assault, a 3rd Degree felony, Violation Of A Protective Order, and Criminal Mischief: Intentional Damage, Deface, Destroy Property in the 1st District Court of Box Elder. We successfully argued for the dismissal of one of the charges and for a reduction in the remaining two. Consequently, our client was able to avoid a felony on his record.

In this case, our firm defended an individual faced with the criminal charge of Concealed Weapons Non Firearm, a Class B Misdemeanor, in the Salt Lake Justice Court. In this case, we were able to negotiate for a plea in abeyance, which means, no jail time was served and the charge will eventually be dismissed.

In one of our recent cases, our client was charged with Violating A Protective Order, a Class B Misdemeanor, in the Wellsville Justice Court, in Chache County, Utah. In this case, we believed there was a valid argument for the outright dismissal of the charge. Accordingly, we argued for dismissal and were successful, as the charge was dismissed.

We worked out a plea in abeyance deal for a client in the Clearfield Justice Court where he had been charged with 3 domestic violence related offense: assault, criminal mischief, and; domestic violence in the presence of a child. Our agreement included total dismissal of the assault and plea in abeyance on the other 2 counts. This deal preserves our client’s conviction free record and also protected him from having a permanent firearm restriction.

In this case our client was charged with Assault and Unlawful Detention in the Provo City Justice Court. We were able to negotiate for the reduction of the Assault charge to Disorderly Conduct, and to convince the court to dismiss the charge of Unlawful Detention. Furthermore, the court agreed to dismiss the Disorderly Conduct charge upon completion of a short probationary period.

Recently, a person charged with Assault, 3rd Degree felony retained our firm to defend him in the Provo District Court, in Utah County, Utah. Whenever a felony is charged, it is imperative to exhaust every effort in negotiating an agreement wherein the felony is amended to a misdemeanor. A felony carries punishment and record implications that far outweigh those associated with a misdemeanor. We were successful in procuring a reduction of our client’s felony charge to a misdemeanor, which reduced the fine imposed by the court, and resulted in no jail time being imposed.

Full acquittal by jury of a criminal defendant accused of domestic violence assault in the presence of a child.

A lawyer from the Zabriskie Law Firm represented a criminal defendant in the Salt Lake County District Court. Our lawyer negotiated a plea in abeyance to a misdemeanor charge for Threatening with a Dangerous Weapon in a Fight. The plea in abeyance assures that no criminal conviction will enter on our client’s record and that he will not go to jail. The abeyance also assures that the criminal charge will be dismissed after twelve months of good behavior.

In this case our client was charged with two counts of Assault, one count of Criminal Mischief, and one count of Disorderly Conduct in the Grantsville Justice Court. Our impression of the case was that there was no evidentiary basis that would justify the charges our client was facing, and that the charges should be dismissed. We successfully convinced the court to dismiss all charges.

Acquittal by jury of a man accused of first degree felony aggravated burglary and domestic violence in the presence of a child after entering the home of his estranged wife and assaulting her.

Here, one of the criminal defense attorneys in our firm represented an individual in the Saratoga Springs Justice Court who was charged with Possession Or Use Of A Controlled Substance, and Use Or Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia. Our attorney negotiated for the eventual dismissal of both charges.

A lawyer from our office represented a criminal defendant in the Salt Lake County Justice Court where he was facing a misdemeanor Assault charge. Our lawyer negotiated an agreement to dismiss the case after twelve months of good behavior. In the meantime no conviction will enter since the court agreed to accept the guilty plea in abeyance.

Acquittal by jury of man accused of pulling a.357 Magnum handgun during a road-rage incident and pointing it in the alleged victim’s face. The jury found our client not guilty of committing the alleged Third Degree Felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Recently, one of the criminal defense attorneys from our firm defended a criminal defendant faced with the charges of Criminal Trespass, a Class B Misdemeanor, and Assault, a Class B Misdemeanor, in the Provo City Justice Court. Upon first being retained in this case we believed that both charges were defensible, accordingly, our objective was to pursue their outright dismissal. We were in fact successful in that effort, as both charges were dismissed.

One of the criminal defense attorneys in our firm represented an individual in the Clearfield Justice Court who was faced with the charges Criminal Mischief, Damage / Interrupt Communication Device, and Assault. We successfully procured the dismissal of all charges.

We negotiated a plea to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct for a client who was accused of domestic violence assault and domestic violence criminal mischief in the Wasatch County Justice Court. With this reduction we managed to preserve our client’s right to possess firearms.

Recently, one of the criminal defense attorneys from our firm defended a person facing the charges of Assault, Purchase, Possession, Consumption by a minor, Disorderly Conduct, and Intoxication, all Class B and Class C misdemeanors, in the Herriman Justice Court, in Salt Lake County, Utah. Two of the charges were dismissed outright, while the other two resulted in probation. No jail time was served.

In this particular case a criminal defense attorney from our firm represented a person faced with the charge of Arson, in the District Court of Millard County, in Millard County, Utah. After an exhaustive negotiation process the charge was dismissed.

A lawyer from our office got domestic violence charges of felony aggravated assault and a misdemeanor criminal mischief dismissed.