Criminal Defense

Understanding how bail bonds work in Utah can help you navigate the first stages of a criminal case with more clarity. Utah’s system focuses on securing your appearance in court and assessing risk rather than punishing you before trial. How bail works in Utah A judge...

The criminal justice system is quite complex but the basic idea is that an attorney for the state, the prosecutors, brings charges against individuals that are believed to have violated the law as it is set out by the legislature in the Utah Code. What that means is...

If your thinking about taking a plea agreement, and a high restitution award is part of the agreement, you should be fully aware of how this could potentially come back to bite you. Many individuals agree to high restitution claims in exchange for little or no jail...

What is a Cooperation Agreement? In criminal cases prosecutors will often charge a notable defendant with count after count of felonies in order to persuade that defendant to help the state get to bigger fish. They threaten the smaller fish with a lifetime of...

Under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a defendant may not be retried for the same offense once jeopardy has attached. Many people have a fundamental understanding that they can only be tried for the same offense once. If your acquitted by a jury, the...

Most people realize one of their fundamental constitutional rights under the U.S. Constitution includes a right to an attorney when charged with a crime. What some people may not realize is when such a right takes effect. This does not mean in most cases you are...

The charge of interfering with an arresting officer, or resisting arrest, is an all too common charge in Utah that is often not justified. While many police officers do a great job of managing their conduct with suspects, some rotten apples are quick to lose their...

Presence of the Drug does not Equal Impairment At first glance, the question that constitutes the title of this post may seem like a question with a simple answer, but it’s not.  When one really looks at the question in the context of a driving under the influence of...

If you have been charged with a crime in St. George Utah, there are a number of things to expect. If you are charged with a more serious crime such as any felony, you will most likely be arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail. A bail amount will be set...

On Wednesday night a car was broken into and an iPad and a wallet were stolen. Once the theft was realized the police were called but no suspects were initially identified. However, with the help of the victim police were able to monitor purchases on the stolen credit...