Don’t Get in the Car With Someone Who May Be Impaired The Utah Supreme Court recently handed down its ruling in State vs. Simons. Simons was the passenger in a car being driven by Sorensen. Sorensen in Utah County in 2006. Sorensen was driving 10 miles an hour over the speed limit and so a Utah County deputy sheriff pulled…
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Drug Crimes
The Changing Political Landscape of Marijuana
In this most recent voting season a number of states made marijuana legal in their respective states. Oregon, Washington, and Colorado no longer include marijuana as an illegal substance. This is very different from states that have medical marijuana because those states still require that a person receive a medical marijuana license from a doctor to be able to purchase…
Drug Charges and Drug Evaluations
A large number of people involved in the justice system are there because of drugs. Whether they were caught trying drugs for the first time or have been battling a drug addiction for years the courts will often treat them the same. With the help of a criminal defense attorney the defendant can often get a plea deal which will…
Marijuana Convictions and Student Loans
Marijuana and Financial Aid Many 18 year olds who go to college and leave their home for the first time envision a time of freedom and partying. Their new found freedom can include many late nights participating in under age drinking and drug use. What many young college students don’t know is that all of that partying can result in…
Marijuana Crimes in Utah
Salt Lake Pot and Weed Lawyer Marijuana has been a drug of choice for millions of people in every country of the world for centuries and it is the most common illegal drug in the United States today. Thousands of Utahns rely on the plant to give them a high every day as well. Although marijuana is a safer substance…
Criminal Charges and Driver’s License Suspenssion
When people receive criminal charges they are usually prepared for the common penalties of possible jail time and/or a fine. Although both these penalties can be very serious, some criminal defendants find that the harshest penalty is the suspension of their drivers license. Some criminal offenses have mandatory license suspension terms while other offenses simply add points against your drivers…
Beware of Drug Informants
Utah Drug Defense Lawyer Police departments have drug task forces that are concerned only with finding and arresting drug dealers for drug distribution. In order to do this they set up sophisticated stings and set-ups to try to lure suspects into police traps and then they tag them with felony charges which could result in prison time. A significant part…
New Drug Dealer Trend Makes Policing More Difficult
Law enforcement agencies are reporting that a new national trend among drug rings is making their jobs more difficult. The trend is that drug rings are moving drug dealers from state to state to keep them from being identified and apprehended by officials. Strike force members say that once they identify a drug dealer the drug ring will move them…
Know Your Utah Criminal Rights on the Highway
Drug Stops in Utah Utah has a couple of interstate highways that are considered by law enforcement and many judges to be “drug pipelines.” Specifically, I-80 and I-70 are considered drug pipelines and are monitored by patrolled heavily by Utah Highway Patrol. I-80 runs through the north central portion of Utah and goes right through Salt Lake City and into…
Abuse of Psychotoxic Chemical Solvent
Huffing Criminal Defense The war on drugs will probably continue forever. With every new law outlawing some sort of substance, inventive individuals find new ways to get high. These new ways to get high will become popular and then they will be outlawed by the Utah State legislature. Another new drug will emerge on the market though and the whole…