Utah DUI Lawyer | Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo Over the past Halloween weekend, Utah Highway Patrol Troopers and other law enforcement agents including local police officers across the state stopped more than 1,400 vehicles on the road and made over 79 arrests for DUI in Utah. Cops throughout the state blitzed drivers and made numerous arrests related to alcohol and drugs. Additionally, many other tickets and…
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Your Rights When Pulled Over By Utah Police, Sheriff, or Highway Patrol
Utah Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Advice: Say Nothing Incriminating to the Police One of the most frustrating parts about being a Utah criminal defense lawyer is that we are not able to be with our clients when they are pulled over by law enforcement. If we were present with our client in the car when they get pulled over the first…
Utah Heroin Crimes and Defense
Within the seed pod of the Asian poppy plant hides a substance known as morphine. Morphine is a pain reliever that is often medically used to treat severe pain. The affects of morphine can last for more than a few days. The substance known as heroin can be synthesized from morphine as well. This substance is voluntarily placed into the…
Domestic Violence Charges in Utah
When Does One Commit Domestic Violence? Physical or emotion abuse within a relationship from one to control the other is known as domestic violence. Domestic violence is a willful act by one set upon another to harm. These acts of violence can have negative emotional and psychological consequences on victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence can exist within all kinds…
Utah Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana Lawyer
Any preparation of cannabis sativa can be defined as marijuana. Marijuana, in turn, can be referred to as pot, weed, grass, reefer etc. and can be smoked in a pipe or rolled into a cigarette. It is the oldest known drug aside from alcohol. Marijuana acts with sedative and hallucinogenic symptoms on the central and cardiovascular systems. Thus, in low…
Utah DUI Arrests Decline in 2009-2010
Salcido Law Firm | DUI Lawyers – Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo Last year, Utah lawmakers finally changed the archaic law in Utah which required bars to operate as private clubs with membership fees of at least $4 for a week membership and $12 for a yearly membership. Many people in Utah were concerned that last year’s changes in the alcohol…
Defense Against Utah Drug Charges
Misdemeanor and Felony Drug Charges Because of the growing rate in our society of drug abuse and illegal possession of drugs, some misdemeanors involving drugs are starting to be classified as felonies. Whether a drug crime is a misdemeanor or felony is often dependent on the jurisdiction, however. In Utah, drug crimes are defined by statute. The drug statutes are…
Utah Criminal Defense Attorney
What is a Felony? A felony is a severe crime that can result in serious consequences. Rape, murder, burglary etc. are crimes that constitute felonies. Historically speaking felonies resulted from one’s violation of the natural rights of another. Stealing from or physical injuring a person violates their natural rights and the common law looked very disfavorably on such offenses. Today,…
Immigration and Criminal Defense
How do criminal charges affect immigration status? We are noticing an increase in the criminal defense matters which also incorporate some type of immigration problem. There are several things that come into play when immigration issues pop up in state criminal matters. Immigration Hold One thing that is involved in any state law criminal defense matter that involves an immigration…